On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, James Preston was arrested in connection with previous allegations of multiple assaults on a woman. Officers were able to charge Mr Preston with intentionally strangling the victim after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 created a new offence.
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The Act went into effect on June 7, and Kent Police has had the charge authorised for two additional unrelated cases since then. If convicted, the offender faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
