Thug strangled pregnant Tyneside girlfriend 'for the craic' and said he'd hack her to death

20-08-2026 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk

Thug strangled pregnant Tyneside girlfriend 'for the craic' and said he'd hack her to death

Joel Turton left the North Shields woman injured and traumatised and has now been jailed

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