Telford man, 34, denies assaulting and strangling woman in Church Stretton
Judge sets trial date for next January over offences alleged to have been committed in July
Published 4th Aug 2026, 06:00 BST
A man had denied assaulting and strangling a woman and damaging her phone.
Lee O’Brien, aged 34, appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court, where he pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation, damaging property and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour.
The offences are alleged to have been committed in Church Stretton on July 4 this year.
Judge Anthony Lowe set a trial date of January 4 next year. It is estimated the trial will last two days.
“These matters will have to be decided by a jury,” the judge told him.
O’Brien, of Dutimoors Drive, Lawley, Telford, was remanded in custody.