A coked-up brute made his girlfriend live her life "on edge" and "always waiting for the next assault".
Stephen Crook whimpered and sobbed in the dock as a court heard how for seven years he subjected his partner to "consistent abuse". The 32-year-old would punch, kick and spit at his victim.
Liverpool Crown Court heard much of the abuse centred around Crooks' demands for cash for cocaine or to pay off drug debts. He even threatened to "chop off her head and put it in a box".
