An engineer accused of the rape and murder of his partner let her car tyre down to prevent her from going out and once threw a dog at her, a court has heard.
Stephen Sexton, 39, also reprimanded Joanna Derkacz, 37, because he was angry about ‘what she was wearing’ as she didn’t ‘cover up enough’, a jury was told.
And a court heard during one argument Sexton chucked water at the recruitment consultant and launched a dog at her.
Sexton is accused of subjecting Miss Derkacz to a 12-month campaign of ‘domestic abuse’ before raping and murdering her at their home in
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