Woman jailed after “nasty”robbery involving strangulation

Christina Wall has been jailed for more than eight years Photo cred: South Wales Police

A woman from Adamsdown has been imprisoned following a city centre robbery where she strangled a man and attempted to gauge his eyes out.

Christina Wall, 32, has been jailed after taking a mobile phone and wallet from a 23-year-old man in a “nasty offence” in May last year.

Accompanied by two men, Wall punched the man from Roath in a multi-storey car park and then strangled him and attempted to gouge out his eyes.

Wall also told him they were in possession of a knife, threatening to kill him unless he emptied his pockets.

She pleaded guilty to robbery and has been sentenced to eight years and three months in prison.

Detective Constable Carys Davies said: "This was a particularly nasty offence, whereby Christina Wall and others took advantage of a lone man, luring him to a location where he was violently assaulted and robbed of his belongings.

"We must commend the victim for his bravery in reporting the matter to the police and co-operating with the investigation from an early stage.

"We are committed to reducing violent crime, and street robberies such as these will always be investigated thoroughly, with offenders brought to justice. If you experience or witness violent crime, please report it to us as soon as possible. In an emergency, always dial 999."