A man is accused of throttling and beating up his partner on her bed.
Adrian Forbes, 54, appeared before Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (October 18) facing allegations of intentional strangulation and causing actual bodily harm.
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Prosecutors say he was responsible for attacking his on-off girlfriend of eight years at her home in Oxford on August 21.
Forbes, of Ridgefield Road, East Oxford, pleaded not guilty to the two charges he faces.
He was remanded in custody by the justices to attend a plea and trial preparation hearing at Oxford Crown Court on November 17.
Jaimini Renuka appeared for the Crown Prosecution Service. The defendant was represented by Jayne Wilkinson.
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