2025-07-14
Rapist who was caught trying to strangle partner gets 10 years
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She reduced the headline sentence to 11 and a half years, taking into account the mitigating features of the case including Ward's plea of guilty, admissions, the remorse which the judge said he has expressed in multiple ways and a positive report from the governor of the prison. The judge suspended the final 18 months of the sentence on strict conditions including that Ward engage with the Probation Service for 18 months and undergo any courses as recommended by them.