"Now I am rebuilding my life, I have learnt that peace is something you have to protect." She added she has "forgiven" Edwards, saying: "Today I learnt to let go."

Passing sentence, Judge Baraitser told Edwards, who appeared via video link from prison: "You take no responsibility for your behaviour and show no remorse." He was given 16 months in prison and a restraining order lasting ten years.

She told the court she was isolated from friends and family as Edwards took control of her life, saying: "The more I stood beside him, the more I lost value in myself... There were days I didn't recognise the person in the mirror."

Appearing in court today, the victim, visibly emotional, said: "I was left with someone who used fear and violence to keep me small... with him I was always in fight or flight mode."

Edwards was further accused of rape and sexual assault but was acquitted by a jury. He was convicted of actual bodily harm and controlling and coercive behaviour, and was separately found guilty of theft and burglary, after he stole her phone by breaking into her address.

The court heard that Tyreiss Edwards, 26, became "fixated" with the idea that his girlfriend was seeing other men and forced her to urinate in a communal area while she was pregnant with his child to "humiliate and degrade" her.

The court heard that Tyreiss Edwards, 26, became "fixated" with the idea that his girlfriend was seeing other men and forced her to urinate in a communal area while she was pregnant with his child to "humiliate and degrade" her.

The court is expected to see this evidence for the first time tomorrow. The trial continues, and is expected to last until early next week.

The jury was told about evidence of further exchanges found on Dale's phone with other inmates, including one identified by police as Conor Money, to whom she had also shared sexually explicit messages.

The court also heard that Dale and Sharif shared intimate messages and conversations and continued to do so after Sharif was moved to HMP Swaleside, where Dale visited on three occasions to give him money and discuss the plot, including once after her initial arrest at Swaleside.

The jury was told of CCTV footage from HMP Coldingley, which shows Dale and Sharif entering a prayer room as two other inmates kept watch. The pair emerged four minutes later, with Dale said to be seen adjusting her hair and belt.

The Crown said there was "clear evidence" that Dale knew she was acting unlawfully, but that she was nonetheless "happy to assist" in a "conspiracy" to smuggle spice-soaked carbon paper disguised as envelopes into prison.

Isabelle Dale, 23, is charged with two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of conspiring to bring controlled drugs into prison. She shared the latter indictment with co-defendants Leila Sallis and inmate Shahid Sharif.

Circuit judge Margia Mostafa said the men formed a “highly organised, highly sophisticated” group targeting high-value vehicles across Kent during a month-long conspiracy in spring 2024. They were sentenced to jail terms ranging from 3 years to 9 years and 2 months, to be served concurrently.

The court heard that Paul Bristow, Bill Adams, Rhys Smith, Jamie Knight, John Adams, and Paul Cash were involved in a total of 33 offences, including multiple counts of burglary, car theft, and criminal damage, valued at just over £300,000.

Bernard was denied bail on account of his previous offences and breaching the terms of his community sentence. He is due to appear in Southwark Crown Court on 14 November for his latest offence.

The court heard from Bernard's probation officer that he appeared "evasive and dishonest" during his appointments, adding he had failed to complete his rehabilitation activities and any of his court-mandated unpaid community work.

Bernard did not indicate his plea today as the matter was deemed too serious and could only be tried at Crown court. But that did not stop the magistrates from handing Bernard a four-week custody sentence for breaching a community order for his most recent offence last November.

The defence said Bernard may be a victim of modern slavery, telling the court the 22-year-old found himself homeless upon his release from prison for a previous offence last April. He was eventually given shelter free of charge, raising concerns of exploitation.