Wigan man accused of inflicting eight-and-a-half year campaign of domestic abuse on woman

By Charles Graham
Published 12th May 2024, 15:45 BST
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A campaign of domestic abuse was inflicted on a Wigan woman for more than eight and a half years, justices have heard.

Nicholas Halksworth, 37, of Liverpool Road, Ashton, appeared before Manchester magistrates to deny controlling and coercive behaviour against a named woman from December 2015 to April this year.

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During this time there are allegations of repeated assaults, going through mobile phones and repeated threats or use of violence.

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The case was adjourned for a trial at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' CourtThe case was adjourned for a trial at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court
The case was adjourned for a trial at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

He has also pleaded not guilty to assaulting the same person by beating and breaking her £150 Kindle on April 26.

The case was adjourned for a trial at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on November 18. Until then Halksworth has been released on conditional bail.