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Joel Osei Jailed for Domestic Abuse as Rape Counts Left on File After Tianne Robinson’s Death

Prosecutors accepted guilty pleas following failed efforts to admit her recorded interview as hearsay.

Overview

  • Osei received a four-year, two-month sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court for intentional strangulation, assault, and controlling or coercive behaviour.
  • Four rape allegations were not taken to a full trial after Robinson died in September 2025, and the counts remain on file; Osei denies them.
  • The court heard he kicked and dragged Robinson, smothered her with a pillow before strangling her, and issued threats to bury her or blow up her home.
  • Robinson’s mother condemned the outcome and urged Nottinghamshire Police to release her daughter’s phone to the Metropolitan Police for potential evidence; both forces declined to comment.
  • An inquest provisionally recorded death from pulmonary artery embolism and deep vein thrombosis, with a full hearing due this year and no official link made to the abuse.