A thug throttled the mother of his child and bit her during a sickening assault in her own home. Barry Purcell told his terrified victim "I'm not going to stop until you're dead" as he repeatedly attacked her, a court heard.
During the vile incident on August 12 2021, Purcell also spat at the woman, threw a suitcase at her and used one of her shoes to hit her in the head. It all happened while their young child was also present, prosecution barrister Callum Ross told Bolton Crown Court. After being arrested, Purcell repeatedly breached his bail conditions by threatening the woman and harassing her.
Purcell, 28, of Duke Street, Bolton, has today (October 4) been jailed for two years after being convicted of battery, criminal damage, harassment, witness intimidation, and malicious communications in relation to the victim. He was also convicted of aggravated vehicle taking with an accident occurring causing injury, following a separate incident in April 2021.
