Spalding man allegedly tries to strangle ex-partner after breaking into her house

A 39-year-old man is accused of trying to strangle and threatening to kill his ex-partner after breaking into the alleged victim’s home and breaching protective bail conditions. Police allege on Sunday that Glenn Raymond Cooper attended his ex-partner’s address in Clematis Court, Utakarra and yelled at the woman through the locked security screen. Acting officer-in-charge Sen. Sgt Andrew Ramsden alleged the accused man broke into the house by forcing the security grate out of its frame, then grabbed the woman’s neck and “pinned her up against a wall”. “The (alleged) victim found it difficult to breath due to the pressure applied to her neck,” he said. Police allege Mr Cooper broke the woman’s mobile phone by smashing it on the ground and made threats about the consequences of attempting to leave the relationship. The accused man was allegedly subject to protective bail conditions from the court at the time. Mr Cooper, from Spalding, was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated home burglary and commit, breach of bail conditions, threats to kill, impeded another person’s normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to neck, criminal damage or destruction to property and obstructing public officers. He was remanded in custody and will reappear in the Geraldton Magistrates Court on Thursday, June 22. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)