On the 7th of February 2021 Sophie Moss, 33, was found unconscious at home in Darlington, County Durham, she later died in hospital.

Sam Pybus - who was married but had been seeing Ms Moss for three years. The 32-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

On 6 February he had drunk 24 bottles of Amstel lager over 10 hours and drove to Ms Moss's flat after his wife went to bed.

At 04:43 GMT the following morning he drove to Darlington police station and told staff he believed he had strangled Ms Moss.

He said that during sex he would apply pressure to her neck, "an act he said she encouraged", but added he would never hurt her.

Sam Pybus who has been jailed for four years and eight months at Teesside Crown Court after he admitted to the manslaughter of Sophie Moss.