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Natasha Farah was subjected to "appaling behaviour" from Gizzi, a judge said

BySarah Easedale and Rob Thomas, BBC Wales
  • Published12 November 2026, 17:38 GMT
Updated 1 hour ago

Warning: This article contains details and references to suicide and abusive behaviour

A man subjected his partner to an "appalling" catalogue of abuse, including beating and abusive messages, which the judge said was "one of the worst" cases of coercive control the court had seen.

John Gizzi, 55, from St Asaph, Denbighshire, was jailed for four years and 11 months after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour towards Natasha Farah, 32, and for intentional strangulation of her sister.