Jordan Hook
Grievous Bodily Harm *
Sentence
27 months imprisonment and a five-year restraining order
Jordan Hook, aged 29, from Milton Close, Atherton, was in a relationship with the victim throughout much of 2024. He subjected her to physical violence, including breaking her left wrist and a finger on her right hand, throwing her down the stairs at least three times, strangling her for around a minute during an assault on December 27, 2023, and controlling her clothing, social interactions, and movements. He also damaged property, such as smashing a 55-inch television and a glass table, and threatened suicide to prevent her from leaving. On December 7, 2023, he followed her to a bus station, demanded she remove clothes he had bought, and later attempted to force entry into her home, leading to his arrest.
Pleaded guilty to charges including grievous bodily harm, controlling and coercive behaviour, actual bodily harm, strangulation, damage to property, threatening to destroy or damage property, and burglary. He had 13 prior convictions for 21 offences, including previous domestic violence. The judge noted the victim's injuries and his controlling behaviour; defence mentioned he engaged in education while remanded.