George Kyle Daniels (Image: North Wales Police)
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A 28-year-old man has been sent to prison after admitting a sustained campaign of coercion against a woman whose daily life he had reduced to a set of rules of his own making.
George Kyle Daniels, of St David’s Road, Colwyn Bay, was handed a three-year custodial term at Caernarfon Crown Court this week. He had entered a guilty plea to the offence at an earlier stage in proceedings.
A life under instruction
Officers piecing together the case found that almost every ordinary freedom had been stripped from the victim. She was not permitted to step outside the property, nor to hold a conversation with anyone else. Ties to her family and her friends were severed.
The control reached into the most private corners of her routine. Daniels decided what she wore, denied her the privacy of washing alone, and set limits on how much she was allowed to eat. Her finances were his to direct as well.
How the case came to court
Daniels was first taken into custody on Monday 27 April, after detectives began looking into a run of reported incidents. Those inquiries built the picture of sustained control that ultimately brought him before the Crown Court.
What police said
Detective Constable Rae Ellis, of the North Wales Police Protecting Vulnerable People Unit, spoke once sentence had been passed. She said: “I welcome the sentence passed by the court, and commend the courage and bravery displayed by the victim in this case.
“Her resilience and strength throughout the process played a major part in the outcome and I hope that she can now move forward in her life.
“North Wales Police are committed to pursuing the most violent and dangerous of offenders against women and girls.
“I would encourage anyone who is subject to such abuse to contact us. You will be believed, and your information treated in the utmost confidence.”
Anyone experiencing abuse of this kind can report it to North Wales Police on 101, or by calling 999 in an emergency.
