A DOMESTIC abuse victim has praised plans to electronically tag offenders in a bid to crack down on violent cases.

Prime Minister Theresa May hopes the draft Domestic Abuse Bill will “completely transform” the way the country tackles domestic abuse.

It would allow suspected abusers to be electronically tagged and give courts the power to set a wider range of restrictions.

The figures are stark, with an estimated two million adults in England and Wales falling victim to domestic abuse in the past year.

For victim Carla Marsh, from Colchester, the signs came too late and before she knew it she was under the control of her partner.

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She said: “I have always said when domestic abusers keep doing it they know where to look. 

“My previous ex had subjected me to abuse and he knew the signs, he knew the right things to say.

“He would be talking about how horrible it is and how terrible it must have been for me.

“He was the nicest person in the world and it was because he knew what I had been through.”

Miss Marsh’s former partner James Sullivan, 38, was jailed for 18 months on Monday after admitting assault and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour.

He grabbed her by the throat and hair, kicked her in the face and spat on her.

Sullivan has a range of previous convictions for assaulting women.

“I knew he had previous convictions, but he never told me about his history of violence towards women,” said Miss Marsh.

“He told me it was petty crime from his younger days and it was all behind him.”

She added: “I don’t think you can address every offender with a massive broad statement - there are individual circumstances.

“But for people like him, where it is continuous, I can see why they should be tagged.”