A mum-of-three told how her thug boyfriend subjected her to years of domestic violence including beating her with a metal broom and cutting her with shards from a mirror.
The brave mum spoke to the ECHO about her experiences as Daniel McLean began a four-year jail sentence for his crimes.
She finally plucked up the courage to escape from the cycle of physical and mental abuse after the coward, from Southport, viciously beat her with a metal broom pole, which he sharpened so the edges would cut her legs.