A woman who lied to police to try to protect her violent boyfriend has been given a chance to avoid joining him behind bars.
Bradley Fenwick had left a council worker with horrific, life-changing injuries with a meat cleaver after mistaking him for Emma Richardson's former partner. Fenwick was jailed for ten-and-a-half years for wounding with intent last year.
Following the assault being reported, police went to Richardson's home to see if she had any information and to give her safeguarding advice, given the intended target of the attack was her ex. She answered the door with Fenwick but told officers he was her son and claimed her current partner was called Brad Fen and that she had not seen him that day.
