A violent thug whose bloody assault left his partner needing facial surgery threatened to bury her in a hole if she spoke out about his domestic abuse.
John Neild, 30, of Barnes Close, Widnes, attacked the woman twice in separate attacks just over a month apart, trying to strangle her during the first incident and then knocking her out in the second using what a surgeon said must have been a “high energy blow” that broke bones and blood vessels.
Jayne Morris, prosecuting at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, said Neild turned aggressive with his partner of nearly three years at home at around 10pm on Boxing Day while hosting friends.
