A man from Midhurst has been jailed for three years for assaulting and strangling a woman he knew. Sussex Police says Jason Santon, 37, was convicted of three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of intentional strangulation, over incidents in 2022 and 2023.
Offender. Jason Santon, 37, of Mead Way, Midhurst.
Court. Portsmouth Crown Court, where he appeared for sentencing on 18 September.
Convictions. Three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of intentional strangulation.
Sentence. Three years in prison, and a five-year restraining order that bars him from contacting the victim.
The incidents
The offences were committed between 2022 and 2023 against a woman known to him. We are not naming her.
February 2022. Santon grabbed her by the neck and hair and tried to choke her.
March 2022. He knelt on her chest and choked her.
July 2023. He struck her, and she needed hospital treatment.
The woman reported the offences to Sussex Police and Santon was arrested.
What the victim and police say
The woman described living in “constant fear” of Santon’s violence.
“I never want to feel this way again, and I never want other women to feel that way.”
The victim, in a statement released by Sussex Police
“Santon caused the victim harm which continues to have an impact to this day.”
PC Angelika Morge, Sussex Police
Morge says tackling violence against women and girls is a priority for Sussex Police, and that the force continues to encourage anyone affected by domestic abuse to report it.
Where to get help
In an emergency, call 999. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free and open 24 hours a day on 0808 2000 247. To report domestic abuse to Sussex Police when it is not an emergency, call 101.
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