In 2024, the Offender Database recorded that 23-year-old Connor Tabner—listed as residing in HMP Berwyn—was jailed for 15 years for “horrific” sexual and physical violence. Tabner appeared at Mold Crown Court on 9 August 2024, where he was sentenced for a series of attacks against a woman. It was reported that the investigation established Tabner raped, sexually assaulted, strangled, and coercively controlled his victim over a seven-month period between 2022 and 2023.
The investigation established that the victim was subjected to persistent violence and terrifying threats. The prosecution reported that on one occasion, Tabner placed a pillow over the woman’s face, leaving her unable to breathe while he threatened to cause her serious harm. Mold Crown Court heard that Tabner was found guilty of seven charges following a trial in June, with his behaviour leaving “scars” that are likely to remain with the survivor forever.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Tabner represented a significant danger to women, utilizing strangulation and suffocation as methods of control and intimidation. The investigation established that the offences were not isolated incidents but a sustained pattern of coercive and violent behaviour. The prosecution reported that Detective Constable Deborah Jenkins commended the survivor’s “bravery and courage” throughout the court process, noting that the 15-year sentence ensures Tabner cannot bring harm to any other woman for a considerable period.
Judge-led proceedings at Mold Crown Court concluded with Tabner being handed an extended sentence of 15 years in prison. For his actions and the “horrific” nature of the strangulation and rape reported, he was designated as a dangerous offender. The judge noted the severity of the seven-month campaign of abuse, imposing a restraining order to protect the victim and ordering Tabner to be subject to life-long notification provisions on the sex offenders register.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the records reported in North Wales, the status of Connor Tabner as of April 10, 2026, was as follows:
- Custodial Status: SERVING (15-year extended sentence; sentenced 2024; currently incarcerated at HMP Berwyn).
- Release Eligibility: Not before 2034 (Under the terms of an extended sentence for dangerousness, he must serve at least two-thirds of the custodial term before the Parole Board considers him for release).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active for LIFE.
- SHPO Status: Subject to a LIFETIME Sexual Harm Prevention Order (Including total bans on contact with the survivor and strict monitoring of future relationships).
- Restraining Order: Active for LIFE (Prohibiting any contact with the victim).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barring List (Indefinite ban on working with children or vulnerable adults).
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Rape; Sexual assault; Strangulation; Coercive and controlling behaviour).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Mold Crown Court; investigated by North Wales Police.
- Criminal Record: Seven-month campaign of violence; Suffocated victim with a pillow; Strangled and raped the victim; Used coercive control to isolate the survivor.
- Origin: Residing at HMP Berwyn / North Wales.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Tabner is managed as a Very High Risk dangerous offender within the prison system and will be subject to the most intensive Level 3 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) upon any eventual release. Due to the nature of his conduct—specifically his “use of life-threatening suffocation and strangulation alongside sexual violence”—his management is a priority for North Wales Police. Authorities state that his history identifies him as an individual who requires permanent, high-level statutory oversight to manage his risk to women and ensure the conditions of his life-long restraining order are met.
As a registered sex offender for life, the 25-year-old’s details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that the extended 15-year sentence is a vital safeguard to provide the survivor with the necessary space for recovery and closure. Any attempt to contact the victim, any breach of his post-release licence, or any failure to disclose new relationships to his offender manager will result in immediate recall to prison to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who demonstrated a “violent and predatory intent.”
QUESTION – Given that the offender utilized “suffocation and strangulation” as tools of coercive control, do you believe that “Non-Fatal Strangulation” in a domestic setting should carry a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence to reflect the high statistical link between strangulation and future domestic homicide?
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