A man threatened to "chop up" and kill his partner during a terrifying attack that left her fearing for her life.
John Anthony Groves carried out two attacks on his partner after an argument broke out about who had given her a lift home on May 21 this year. The 35-year-old threw a bag of scrap metal in her direction, cut her leg with a knife and verbally abused her, calling her "fat" and "greasy". Groves also hit her many times to the face and left her fearing for her life before hitting her in the back of the head with the handle of a kitchen knife.
Groves, of Sycamore Street, Ashington, appeared at Newcastle's Moot Hall via link to be sentenced for two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was convicted of the offences after a trial.
