A man attacked his girlfriend with a shovel as she fed her son breakfast before throwing bags of dog poo at her. Jake Shaw then attempted to suffocate Kirsty Burrows with a pillow but was stopped by the dog that sprung to her defence and attacked the abuser which allowed her to escape his clutches, the ECHO reports
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday the 30-year-old and Ms Burrows had been in an 'on off relationship' for around eight years after meeting through a dating website. Eve Salter, prosecuting, described how the couple had argued about their puppies on the evening of February 20 last year and she slept in her son's room that night as she 'feared what the defendant may do'.
The following morning, she was giving her child breakfast in the dining room of her home on Orrell Street in St Helens when Shaw suddenly hit her over the head with a spade. The victim tried to 'shield herself' with her arms and leg while her abuser struck her with further blows.
