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Sophie Moss death: Sam Pybus jailed for strangling mum of two
Sophie Moss, a mother of two boys, was found unconscious at her flat and later died in hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
Both of them were married and in an extramarital affair.
A man who choked a woman to death during sex after he had drunk 24 bottles of lager has been jailed for four years and eight months. Sophie Moss, 33, was found unconscious at home in Darlington, County Durham, on 7 February and died in hospital. Sam Pybus - who was married but had been seeing Ms Moss for three years - told police he could not remember what happened, Teesside Crown Court heard. The 32-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Daniel Parkington, the father of [Sophie Moss'] boys who are five and six, said: "They have been given a life sentence. It's not fair and it never will be."
Femoids' groups are already complaining about the sentence. It's worth noting that under UK law, prisoners are automatically released halfway through their sentence, so it's more likely that Pybus will serve two years and four months.
Pybus' sentence was heavily criticised for sending a "dreadful message to women" by We Can't Consent To This, a campaign group set up in response to so-called "consensual" violence claims against women. Spokeswoman Fiona Mackenzie said: "It seems that strangling a woman to death is still viewed in law as an unfortunate accident, rather than terrible serious violence.