Darrell Rose, 36, strangled his girlfriend Geraldine Mellor, 32, after she tried to break up with him.
Exeter Crown Court was told neighbours heard Miss Mellor shouting "get out, get out" at Rose during an argument in her room.
However, the court heard how he had previously tried to strangle a former girlfriend and a nurse at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish.
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