Thug told mother of his child 'I’m not going to stop until you’re dead' as he beat her in own home

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.

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On that occasion, Mr Ross told the court that Purcell had been drinking heavily and was driven to a house in Ainsdale, Southport, by one of his friends. When his friend got out of the Citroen C2, Purcell jumped in the driver's seat, while the friend's six-year-old child moved into the passenger seat.

Purcell sped off, zig-zagging in the road and having to swerve to avoid an oncoming car. Despite there being speed bumps in the road, witnesses said that Purcell reached speeds of 70mph.

The six-year-old boy, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown forward and hit his head on the windscreen.