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Macclesfield man jailed for controlling and abusing partners

A Macclesfield man who subjected his two former partners to a torrent of abuse has been jailed for three years.

Craig Moses, from Vincent Street, was also given a 10-year-restraining order not to contact the two female victims. The 39-year-old was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Friday, after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, harassment, and assault.

The court heard how he tried to control both partners when he was in relationships with them, taking their phones, demanding they prove where they are, and isolating them both from family and friends.

He went as low and vindictive as threatening to kill them, threatened their wellbeing, was verbally abusive and on occasions violent to them.

He also forced one woman to prove she was where she was with doorbell footage, wouldn’t let her go to the gym because there were men there, telling her what to wear and sending abusive messages. He also turned up at her work uninvited.

Even after reporting him to police, he continued to make their lives a misery, leaving them stressed and anxious, showing no regard for the law.

PC Leila Soleimani said: “They were left fearing for their safety and indeed their lives. Moses cruel, violent and bullying behaviour showed utter contempt for his victims – isolating them from family and friends and curtailing their lives through threats and demands.

“I want to thank the victims for bravely coming forward and helping us to put Moses in prison with their evidence. No one should have to suffer abuse at the hands of someone who is meant to love them.

“I hope seeing him imprisoned for the abuse they suffered and the fact he has a 10-year-restraining order not to contact them, helps in their recovery from this horrific time in their lives.”

Helen
Helen
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