A sentence of 6.5 years imprisonment for torture involving a prolonged domestic violence assault over 10-13 hours with multiple forms of violence including strangulation, with no parole eligibility date set, was within the proper exercise of sentencing discretion. Where the head sentence accords with the position taken by the offender's counsel at sentencing, a contention of manifest excess is difficult to sustain.
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