A terrified mum was "held hostage" in her own home by a former partner who knocked her unconscious with a kettle and attacked her with a metal broom.
To the victim's horror, ex-boyfriend Tony Ash suddenly appeared in her flat while she was getting ready for bed and launched a shocking and sustained attack which left her fearing she was about to die.
Using punches, kicks and weapons, he left her drifting in and out of consciousness and with multiple injuries during a savage onslaught.
