A brutal thug strangled, headbutted and hit his devoted girlfriend, shattering her cheek bone, as she held their baby daughter in her arms.
The woman had initially thought that she was in a "fairy tale" romance with Thomas Escreet, 30, and said: "I was swept off my feet in love."
However he soon changed, became more aggressive with her and what she thought was a dream had already turned "toxic" and "sour" before she confronted him about sleeping with other women, Hull Crown Court heard.
