Man who threatened to cut partner's throat and eat her liver after assault gets three years

Ian Doyle, who was on bail at the time for assaulting a different partner, did not let the woman leave the house for nearly a week following a sustained attack on her in her home

The man, who beat his partner so badly he checked she was breathing afterwards, is currently serving a three-and-a-half year prison term for assaulting a different partner and is due for release in April 2026. File picture

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A man who beat his partner so badly he checked she was breathing afterwards and later threatened to cut her throat and eat her liver has been jailed for three years.