A SOLDIER has been acquitted of a domestic assault against a former partner.
Matthew Wickham, a transporter with the British Army, was on trial at Oxford Crown Court charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation and damaging a knife that belonged to the woman.
The 29-year-old was accused of committing the offences at his former partner’s home in Brize Norton on August 26 last year.
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During the trial, the complainant said she ‘thought she was going to die’ at Mr Wickham’s hands, claiming he had strangled her twice and pushed her after she returned home from drinks with a friend.
However, after a short trial, a 12-strong jury found Mr Wickham not guilty of the charges and he was acquitted.
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