Jamie Viner, then aged 45, of Berwick Avenue, Derby, was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, 20 July 2026, after assaulting his former partner and trying to force her to withdraw her allegations.
The conviction follows an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police into incidents of domestic abuse committed against a resident of Hucknall.
The court heard that while in a relationship with the victim, Viner assaulted her, causing visible bruising to her arms and neck.
Viner entered a guilty plea to assault occasioning actual bodily harm on 9 August 2024.
However, on 23 October 2025, Viner targeted the survivor with communications, transmitting persistent voice notes and text messages aimed at pressuring her into retracting her formal statement to police to prevent him from facing punishment.
Additional charges of intentional strangulation and assault by beating against the same victim were ordered to lie on file.
Viner pleaded guilty to:
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
- Committing an act or series of acts with intent to pervert the course of justice
Police Constable Katie Georgiou commended the survivor’s bravery, confirming that the force prioritises tackling violence against women and girls and urging other survivors of domestic abuse to report incidents to law enforcement.
The presiding judge handed down a total custodial sentence of 20 months’ imprisonment and made Viner subject to a ten-year restraining order prohibiting any contact with the victim.
Release Calculation: Under UK sentencing legislation governing standard determinate non-sexual offences, an individual is required to serve one-half (10 months) of a 20-month sentence in prison custody before becoming eligible for automatic statutory release on licence. Having already served the requisite custodial period while detained on remand prior to the sentencing hearing, Viner was released early on licence under strict statutory supervision conditions for the remainder of the 20-month term.
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