Crewe man jailed for domestic abuse

A man from Crewe who abused his former partner has been jailed.

Christopher Peberdy, of White Avenue, Crewe, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday 30 September where he was sentenced to 45 months imprisonment.

The 21-year-old had earlier pleaded guilty to five counts of non-fatal suffocation, non-fatal strangulation, section 47 assault, section 39 assault and criminal damage.

The court heard how the victim was in a relationship with Peberdy for around four years, during which time he gradually stopped her from seeing her friends or even leaving the address.

Their relationship initially started well, however, Peberdy became increasingly physically and verbally abusive to the woman.

Peberdy hurled continual verbal abuse at the victim, calling her various derogatory names. When the victim and Peberdy would go out together, she would be forced to look at the floor as Peberdy wouldn’t allow her to look at anyone else.

As the relationship continued, Peberdy systematically cut the victim off from her friends and family, turning her into a prisoner in her own home.

The victim finally found the strength to report the matters to police on Tuesday 27 February following an attack the day before.

At around 10am on 26 February, Peberdy quickly became aggressive and violent following a verbal disagreement with the victim.

He pulled her hair from behind resulting in the victim falling backwards. She ran to the window and screamed for help but was stopped when Peberdy punched her to the face, causing a cut to her lip.

He then spat at the victim and smeared his saliva in her face, before pouring half a bottle of washing up liquid in her hair.

Later that day, as the sustained attack and Peberdy’s aggression continued, he knocked the victim to the floor and kicked her to the stomach and groin area.

As she lay there, he put his full weight on her chest and gripped around her throat, restricting the victim's breathing.

When she tried to get up, Peberdy bit her arm and resumed his abuse. He pulled the victim over the sink, facing her upwards, and turned the tap on so that the waterflow was over her mouth, once again stopping her from breathing. Peberdy told the victim he was going to kill her as she struggled for breath.

The victim managed to free herself from Peberdy’s grip but as she got up, he threw a metal grill pan at her.

Following the reports, officers attended Peberdy’s address where he was arrested and subsequently charged on Thursday 26 January 2024.

Following the sentencing, Inspector Victoria Shelton, of the Area Investigations Team East, said:

“Firstly, I would like to commend the bravery the victim has shown throughout the investigation into Peberdy’s frequent offending; he is a manipulative and violent domestic abuse perpetrator, whose behaviour left his victim feeling vulnerable, humiliated and in fear of even leaving the house.

“While no sentence will ever be able to make the victim forget what happened to her, I hope the fact that Peberdy will now be behind bars and will be continually managed upon his release from prison to prevent further offending, can provide her with both reassurance and a sense of closure.

“As this case demonstrates, for anyone suffering through domestic violence, there is always hope, and the Constabulary takes all offences of this nature extremely seriously. Any allegation will be thoroughly investigated, with the wishes and needs of the victim as our main priority.”

If you, or someone you know, are a victim of domestic abuse please report it by calling 101 or visiting: 

www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us

In an emergency always call 999

Pictured - Christopher Peberdy of White Avenue in Crewe.