On 7 August 2026, Robert Szymanski, aged 49, of Porter Street, Hull, was sentenced at crown court to eight and a half years in prison after being found guilty of non-fatal strangulation, coercive control, and perverting the course of justice.
The court heard details regarding a Humberside Police investigation into a campaign of physical and psychological abuse spanning more than ten years. Prosecutors outlined how Szymanski subjected the female victim to violent physical assaults, non-fatal strangulation, and sustained coercive behavior.
Following the victim’s disclosure to law enforcement in April 2025, Szymanski was arrested and released on conditional bail. While on bail, Szymanski repeatedly violated court conditions by contacting a witness in an attempt to pressure the retraction of evidence.
Szymanski entered not guilty pleas to all charges, requiring a two-week crown court trial during which the jury delivered guilty verdicts on all counts.
On Friday 7 August 2026, the presiding judge handed Szymanski an eight-and-a-half-year custodial sentence and imposed an indefinite restraining order, with all case details catalogued on the UK Register Database for public record transparency.
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