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Waheed Amodu beat up girlfriend over disagreements
Waheed Amodu strangled, engaged in a controlling and coercive relationship and had “violent outbursts and physical assaults” against the woman.
The 23-year-old attacked his former partner multiple times between December 5 and December 15 when police were called to a home in the Oxford area.
The victim, in her 30s, suffered multiple injuries at the hand of Amodu, police say.
Police constable Niamh Meaney, of Thames Valley Police, said Amodu had no choice but to plead guilty to the charges due to the “weight of evidence” against him.
He pleaded guilty to one count each of intentional strangulation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and three counts of assault by beating.
At Oxford Crown Court on Thursday, April 4, Amodu, of Diamond Drive in Didcot, was jailed for two years and three months and an unlimited restraining order was put in place against him.
Investigating officer Ms Meaney said: “This sentence reflects the seriousness of Amodu’s actions and the harm he was inflicting.
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“I would like to thank and praise the courage and bravery of the survivor of these attacks in coming forward to us.
“The guilty plea in this case is a clear reflection of the strength and thoroughness of the evidence. Faced with the weight of that evidence, he had no option but to admit what he had done.
“We remain absolutely committed to protecting the public and ensuring offenders like Amodu are brought to justice.”
Amodu was arrested by police just days before Christmas on December 15 following a number of calls made to 999 and he was formally charged the following day.
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The retail industry magazine The Grocer sent a mystery shopper to supermarkets across Oxfordshire to rate them on a range of things.
But Asda in London Road, Wheatley came at the bottom of the list with the mystery shopper labelling it as “not inviting”.
The retail magazine reports: “A full 15 points back in last place was Asda on London Road in Wheatley, about seven miles outside Oxford.
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“Our shopper described the entrance as ‘not inviting’ thanks to the ‘bin right next to the door’ with “a number of cigarette butts sat on top”.
“And things did not get much better from there.
“The store was ‘very tired and messy, with poor lighting’ and ‘rubbish all over the floor’.
“Overall, there was ‘nothing to like’ about a ‘cluttered’ store where it was ‘very hard to find products’.
“In fact, the only positive our shopper could muster about the whole experience was getting ‘time with my daughter’.”
Meanwhile, the best supermarket in Oxfordshire was the Waitrose in Botley Road where the mystery shopper praised the praised the “great” layout and described the store as “clean, tidy and litter-free” with “a good range of products available”.
Sainsbury’s at Heyford Hill came in second place by the mystery shopper thanks in part to its “fairly modern” interior.
Asda has been approached for a response.
Police are investigating the disgusting dirty protest which happened at the budget shop in Banbury.
The incident happened at around 1.40pm on Wednesday, March 25 with the shopper seen exiting the store shortly after what is being investigated as “criminal damage”.
Investigating officer police constable Robert Watson, of Thames Valley Police, is looking for people who witnessed the incident.
Thames Valley Police has released an image of a woman they would like to speak to as part of the investigation.
Mr Watson said: “We’re looking to identify the individual in this CCTV image, as we believe they may have information that could help our investigation.”
If this person is you, or you recognise who this is, please get in touch with Thames Valley Police, either by making a report online or by calling the force on 101, quoting reference 43260146564.
Witnesses can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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