A 20-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to 32 weeks detention for breaching a restraining order.

Akash Akeel, of Lydgate Drive, Lidget Green, Bradford, appeared at Bradford Crown Court via video link yesterday.

The court heard he had been aggressive to his former wife and punched her in the face. He had also grabbed her by the throat, squeezing her to the point of not being able to breathe, and holding a pillow over her head.

Sentencing him, Judge Mark Savill said: “You are a man who is capable of violence and someone your former wife would be very frightened of.”