A cocaine-addicted thug sobbed as a court heard shocking details of how he made his girlfriend's life a misery during an abusive seven-year relationship where he regularly assaulted and humiliated her.
Stephen Crook left his battered partner 'always waiting for the next assault' during a vile campaign of 'consistent abuse', a judge told him moments before sending him to prison. The 32-year-old would punch, kick and spit at his victim.
A 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'.
