Afghanistan veteran lance ##r regularly beat partner Samantha Chudley and forced her to turn over drugs for e - mail and cocaine . Court heard he changed because he was taking a powerful illegal steroid . The soldier had an exemplary criminal record but was thrown out of the Corps after a routine drug screen showed he was taking the drugs . He was jailed for two years and two months at Exeter Crown Court prison .
Afghanistan veteran Bobby Burnett regularly beat partner Samantha Chudley and forced her to hand over passwords for e-mail and Facebook . Court heard he changed because he was taking a powerful illegal steroid . The soldier had an exemplary service record but was thrown out of the Corps after a routine drug screen showed he was taking the drugs . He was jailed for two years and two months at Exeter Crown Court today .