'Jealous' Birmingham man attacked woman twice in her home and then made chilling phone call from prison

Warwickshire Police custody image of Keith Wagstaff of Coventry Road in Yardley, who is white, balding, clean-shaven and wearing a light blue top who attacked a woman on two consecutive days at her Stratford home
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A ‘jealous’ Birmingham man attacked a woman twice on consecutive days, including assaulting her with a knife. Keith Wagstaff, of Bakeman House in Coventry Road, Yardley, went to a woman’s house in Stratford-upon-Avon on Wednesday, August 9, last year.

There the 33-year-old grabbed her by the throat twice, ‘leading to lasting neck pain and bruising’. He also hit her in the head before leaving the house.

But the brutal attacks were not over, as Wagstaff returned the next day and strangled the woman, shoved her to the floor and then cut her with a knife. The attack lead to her needing hospital treatment.

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The woman escaped Wagstaff’s clutches and then barricaded the door to her bathroom while calling the police. Not content with attacking the woman twice he then committed a further offence while in prison, calling her on Wednesday, June 19 this year, offering her £5,000 not to give evidence against him.

But Wagstaff was convicted of intentional strangulation, two counts of wounding without intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and perverting the course of justice and was jailed for four years. He is also required to pay a victims’ surcharge of £228.

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DC David Riches said “Wagstaff was ruled by his own emotional jealousy, which has led him to carry out a violent attack on a woman in her own home – on two occasions. We will not tolerate this kind of behaviour in Warwickshire.

“We hope that the punishment will give some respite to the victim, and reassurance to any woman who has been a victim of violence that we will do our utmost to ensure justice is carried out against the perpetrators.”

A Warwickshire Police spokesperson added: “If you have been the victim of violent crime, you should call the police as soon as possible on 999. Advice and support for women who have been the victim of violence is available on our website.”