A transgender TikTok influencer caught strangling her friend during a harrowing four-year campaign of violent and controlling abuse has been jailed.
Jealous Hollie Hanson, 26, subjected her partner Lauren Hanson to a brutal campaign of physical and emotional torment, leaving her a 'broken person'.
Hanson, who has racked up tens of thousands of views on TikTok, was caught on camera choking Lauren for two minutes and threatening to kill her.
Hanson was born female but has applied for a gender recognition certificate since being on remand at HMP New Hall women's prison, Leeds Crown Court heard.
She now demands to be known as Ryder Hanson and to be referred to by the pronouns “he/him” and “she/them.”
Videos posted to TikTok show Hanson saying she “has to learn to stay quiet sometimes” and that she knows “how disrespectful” she can become when she's “angry and hurt.”
Other videos show Hanson and Lauren putting on a display of love when they were still together.
Speaking about the footage of Hanson strangling Lauren, Judge Mushtaq Khokhar told Leeds Crown Court: 'It could have lasted maybe two minutes.
Jealous Hollie Hanson (pictured), 26, subjected her partner Lauren Hanson to a brutal campaign of physical and emotional torment, leaving her a 'broken person'
Hanson, who has received tens of thousands of views on TikTok, was caught on camera choking Lauren for two minutes and threatening to kill her
Hanson subjected Lauren to controlling and coercive behavior between 2020 and 2024, stemming from angry jealousy over her contact with other men and women
“For her, you could imagine it would have been an eternity, because that's what it's like to be strangled.
'Your whole life passes before your eyes.'
Hanson subjected Lauren to controlling and coercive behavior between 2020 and 2024, stemming from raging jealousy over her contact with other men and women.
Lauren, who has a child from a previous relationship, was banned from using her phone, was monitored while using social media and stopped seeing her friends and family.
The court heard she was unable to access her benefits because Hanson controlled their joint bank account.
On one occasion, in January 2020, Hanson attacked Lauren with a bottle of vodka, knocking her unconscious before cutting her leg.
Too scared to report the attack, Lauren told doctors at the hospital that she had accidentally cut herself on a piece of glass.
In another incident, Hanson poured a 'jerry can of fuel' on her partner before igniting the liquid with a lit cigarette, causing Lauren's boots to catch fire.
Lauren, who has a child from a previous relationship, was banned from using her phone, supervised her use of social media and stopped seeing her friends and family
Videos posted to TikTok show Hanson saying she “has to learn to stay quiet sometimes” and that she knows “how disrespectful” she can become when she's “angry and hurt”
Other videos show Hanson and Lauren (left) putting on a display of love when they were still together
Judge Khokhar told Hanson: “You have banned her from social media. You controlled her financially. You controlled her contact with her own child.
“You were so possessive and obsessed with her, and so controlling, that on one occasion you burned her child's clothes.
“Another time you poured a can of fuel over her body and then threw the cigarette to light it.
'Luckily no injuries were sustained, but it could have been worse than it was.'
Lauren was strangled by Hanson in September last year after packing her belongings after being told to leave their apartment in Knottingley, near Leeds.
She secretly recorded the brutal attack on her phone and handed it over to police.
In a victim impact statement read out by Oliver Norman, prosecuting, Lauren said of Hanson: “She left a mark on my life that will not go away.
'She ruined me as a person. I am vulnerable and a broken person and that is thanks to Hollie Hanson.
'I've finally come to the realization that she never loved me. The realization is that Hollie Hanson is my abuser.
“I'm afraid I'll never get over the hurt and pain she put me through.
“I hope never to see her again.”
The court heard she was unable to access her benefits because Hanson controlled their joint bank account
On one occasion, in January 2020, Hanson attacked Lauren with a bottle of vodka, knocking her unconscious before cutting her leg.
Describing Hanson as a 'dangerous offender', Judge Khokhar said: 'It was a terrible experience to undergo at the hands of someone you think you love.'
He added: 'In my opinion, there is nothing worse than controlling someone's emotions, their movements and also dealing with people that person wants to associate with.
'This behavior consisted of controlling who she had contact with, who she could meet and who she could not meet. She had to report to you where she was at any given time. Sometimes she couldn't use her phone without your permission.'
Hanson admitted controlling and coercive behavior, wounding without intent, intentional strangulation, threats to kill and assault by beating.
She was given a restraining order to keep away from Lauren, who the court heard had undergone counselling.
