A former police officer who suffocated a woman and subjected her to controlling and coercive behaviour has been jailed for three and a half years.
Former Avon and Somerset PC Mitchell Curtis, 34, was previously found guilty by jurors of two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, intentional suffocation, and criminal damage.
The offences occurred in South Gloucestershire and were committed while Curtis was off duty, police said.
Sentencing him at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday, Judge Lawrie said Curtis was "deceitful" and his actions were that of "a bully", while Assistant Chief Constable Joanne Hall described him as "a manipulative and violent offender".
The judge added that Curtis had made his victim feel that she would not be taken seriously if she were to report him and praised her courage at coming forward.
