Mum 'thought she'd die' as savage ex-boyfriend stamped on her head during walk in the park with her young daughter

A mum feared she would be killed by her ex-boyfriend after he stamped on her head during a vicious attack as she walked through a park with her young daughter.

Phillip Smith attacked Sheryl Lloyd leaving her with multiple injuries, including a fractured nose in May 2019. Images showed the brutal extent of the attack which left her hospitalised overnight.

Liverpool Crown Court heard the 34-year-old had been walking in the Liscard area of the city at around 5.20pm on May 2, 2019 when she heard someone shouting, the ECHO reports.

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She then suffered a sustained attack which the mum said left her fearing for her life. Sheryl previously shared images of her injuries, and said her lip felt like it was "hanging off."

"It has traumatised me. I couldn't catch my breath and I thought I was going to die," she said. Smith, 33, was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Following sentencing, Sheryl said: "All I have to say is that I’m glad it’s all over and that I don’t have to speak about this ever again. I don’t dwell on any of it.

"I keep the faith that things always end up how they should in the end and they have. He is paying for what he done to me and all I look forward to now is a peaceful and happy life with my daughter."

Following the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Parry called the attack carried out by Smith "cowardly". He said: "This was an horrific and cowardly attack carried out on a woman in the street in broad daylight.

"We welcome the fact Smith will now spend time behind bars, and I hope he will use his time in jail to reflect on the