A ‘dangerous’ man from Reading has been jailed for coercive control after spending months assaulting his victim.

Imran Beg, 35 of Brighton Road, Reading was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict following a nine-day trial at Oxford Crown Court on 6 December last year.

On Wednesday, March 1 he was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of coercive control, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count each of malicious communications and intimidation of a witness. An additional year was added due to him being classified as ‘dangerous’.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Sian Lewis, of the Domestic Abuse Investigations Unit, said: “No person should have to endure what the victim was subjected to by Imran Beg.

“Beg has rightly been given a custodial sentence and I hope this allows the victim to move on from the terrible ordeal she underwent and the sentence can bring some form of closure as she rebuilds her life.”

Between November 2021 and June 2022 Beg assaulted the victim on a number of occasions, in which she sustained injuries including black eyes, a sore throat, and bruising to her body and feet.

He also controlled what the victim wore, who she spoke with, and stopped her from seeing friends and family.

Detective Lewis added: “It is never acceptable for someone to act in this manner, making others’ lives a misery and we would encourage anyone experiencing coercive behaviour to come forward and report it to us either online or by calling 101. We will listen and support you.”