A serial woman beater who was jailed for brutal attacks on two separate women had his "unduly lenient" prison sentence increased by an appeal court.
Mark Rooney, 35, made the lives of both women a misery until he was arrested, after knocking the second woman out cold and leaving her with a broken arm. He was jailed for 42 weeks at Liverpool Crown Court in October, but the sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal under the "unduly lenient" scheme.
During his original sentencing hearing, the court was told Rooney formed a "volatile" relationship with the first complainant in November 2020. Fiona McNeill, prosecuting said the couple went on holiday together during September 2021, but Rooney assaulted her and "behaved in a threatening manner" while they were away.
