He called the young woman a 'freak and a weirdo' - and repeatedly punched her, leaving her with a black eye
A twisted thug held a razor to his girlfriend's face, and asked: "Do you want me to kill you?" Manchester Evening News reported that Steven Sheridan, 22, also told the woman that his fists were his ‘secret weapon’.
Sheridan pleaded guilty to engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour; multiple counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; and making threats to kill. He was handed a suspended sentence after spending more than a year in custody. “She gave up work part-way through the relationship because of the injuries she was trying to hide. She lost a huge amount of weight because the defendant was skinny and felt she should give up food rather than him.”
She told told her to report the matter to the police, but she was too scared, and later received treatment for bleeding to her eyeball. The final assault happened at Sheridan's flat in May last year, when he punched her eye. Top news stories today She described living in a ‘hellhole’ and said she thought she was going to die. Mitigating, Adam White said he had suffered with trauma as a child, which has affected him later in life. “It’s appalling conduct. It’s very unpleasant the way he behaved towards her,” Mr White said.
Judge Recorder Neil Usher, quoting sentencing guidelines said: “This represents a violation of trust and security that should exist between people in intimate relationships.
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