WINONA, Minn. – An East Side woman said her boyfriend, angry that she was breaking it off, locked her in a bedroom and strangled her. She said she bit him to get away. This, she told police, was in the 250 block of East Fifth Street early Sunday evening when she had gone to his place to retrieve some belongings. She didn’t notify police for several hours. Police were unable to locate the man right away. They said the man, age 36, can expect charges of false imprisonment, causing fear, and strangulation. The woman told officers that he followed her around as she gathered up her things and kept yelling that she was ruining their relationship. He locked a bedroom door behind them and grabbed and strangled her to the point she couldn’t breathe, she told police. There were still red marks on her neck and a wrist, officers said.
