A 59-year-old woman has been charged with controlling coercive behaviour and assault by beating, Exeter Magistrates’ Court heard.
Tina Jafrate, of The Square, Dolton, pleaded not guilty to the two charges from between January 1 2019 and February 28 2025.
The court heard that the defendant and complainant were in a relationship for 13 years. It is alleged that she isolated him from his family, used violence, repeatedly accused him of cheating, and maintained financial control of him.
District Judge Smith deemed the case as not suitable for trial at Magistrates’ Court, and sent it to Exeter Crown Court for trial on April10.
Jafrate was released on conditional bail not to contact the complainant unless it is through a solicitor, and not to enter two specified addresses.
This story was produced via the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Criminal Justice Court Reporting scheme.
