A woman had to have part of her skull removed and is now brain damaged after her lover hit her over the head for threatening to tell his wife about their affair.
Kelvin Evans, 37, attacked Kimberly Evans at her home in Tonyrefail, Wales, then left her for dead. She was found the next day covered in blood.
The defendant later handed himself into police after his wife told him Ms Evans had been found seriously injured in her home.