Cheating husband strangled his wife when she found his ‘dirty’ text messages to other women

A cheating husband strangled his wife after she found his ‘dirty’ text messages to other women when he passed out drunk following a binge on Coors Light and Jack Daniel’s.

Serial cheat Jonathan Neale, 40, fell asleep by his front door after a day of drinking with another woman.

Wife Claire tenderly managed to put him to bed but when she looked at his phone she found dozens of messages to other women.

Neale had enjoyed previous affairs and after checking his phone his suspicious wife told him: ‘We are done’.

Claire said: ‘I got his wet clothes off him put him to bed and had a look through his phone where I discovered he hasn’t stopped messaging women dirty texts, videos telling women he loves them and if he wasn’t in a relationship with me he’d be with her.’

Serial cheat Jonathan Neale pictured with his wife Claire on their wedding day

Claire’s injuries are pictured – she feared for her life during the attack by her husband 

Neale, 40, fell asleep by his front door after a day of drinking with another woman

A court heard Neale then attacked his wife strangling her with his hands around her neck forcing Claire to ‘fear for her life.’

Prosecutor Anna Parry said Neale had downed Coors Light beer and Jack Daniel’s whiskey throughout the day while watching the Wales v Ireland Six Nations ahead of the attack.

Anna Parry, prosecuting, said: ‘The defendant had been watching the rugby with his friends.

‘He asked the victim to pick him up and she went to collect him.

‘The defendant was found quite intoxicated and he had fallen asleep at a bus station.

‘When they were home, the complainant helped undress him and put him to bed and he went to sleep.

‘The victim checked his mobile phone as a result of previous affairs on his part.’

Newport Magistrates Court heard she woke Neale and told him ‘we are done’ and asked him to leave.

Neale had enjoyed previous affairs and after checking his phone his suspicious wife told him: ‘We are done’ – pictured are photos of Claire’s injuries

A court heard Neale attacked his wife strangling her with his hands around her neck

Jonathan Neale with his wife Claire – Neale pleaded guilty to intentionally strangling his wife

‘The defendant fled the house and was later arrested by the police,’ a court heard

Neale was handed a 12 month suspended sentence and given a two-year restraining order not to contact his wife

‘He put his two hands to her throat area and this made her feel petrified,’ she said.

‘She didn’t think he was going to let go but the complainant managed to bite his finger and he loosened his grip.

‘The defendant fled the house and was later arrested by the police.’

Neale, of Bettws, Newport, pleaded guilty to intentionally strangling his wife.

Lynda Rhead, defending, said: ‘He’s not proud of himself.

‘The defendant has shown his remorse from the outset.

‘It was clearly a horrible incident that the victim should not have gone through.

‘This is somebody who is holding his head in shame.’

Neale was handed a 12 month suspended sentence and given a two-year restraining order not to contact his wife.