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The Voice contestant Jake Benson found guilty of assault after he CHOKED his girlfriend months after appearing on the hit show
A CONTESTANT from The Voice has been found guilty of assault by battery after choking his girlfriend.
The attack came months after Jake Benson appeared on the ITV talent show.
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The carpenter wowed the judges — Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Olly Murs — who all turned around to be his mentor.
His eventual coach Jennifer described him as being “an all-round great package” and “very marketable”.
He made it to the knockout stage.
Benson will be sentenced next week after attacking his former partner Sophie Lynch.
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The couple, both 27, dated for a year, but after a series of rows Sophie decided to break with him in November.
But Jake reacted by grabbing her neck with both hands and choking her.
He was found guilty at Ealing magistrates court on December 21.
After the case, Sophie told The Sun: “Jake isn’t how he comes across on screen. He’s manipulative, and needy.
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“He gets angry very quickly. I decided I wanted to try to break up with him and he put both of his hands on my neck and squeezed really tight. I thought I was going to die.
“Luckily, my mum was there and she was able to call the police. I was left with terrible red marks all over my neck and had difficulty breathing. It was awful.”
Benson denied the charges but yesterday told The Sun: “This is a false allegation and I’m thinking about what I’m doing next about the situation."
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