A thug wielded a knife at a brave couple who tried to stop him assaulting his girlfriend, a court has heard.
Ciaron Bank, 21, threatened to stab the passers-by as he attacked her in the street. The couple had been walking their dog in Skelmersdale when they first heard a commotion. As they got closer they realised they could hear a woman crying before they saw Banks pinning his girlfriend against a wall, LancsLive reports.
She shouted "he's hurting me" and as the couple walked past the terrified girlfriend reached out and grabbed the woman's hand. She tried to pull her away but Banks, from Wigan, dragged her back and as the man went to grab him he pulled out a knife, threatening to stab the couple in November, last year.
