A woman was left 'virtually unrecognisable' after being beaten to a pulp by her abusive partner. The victim has asked not to be named, but took the brave step of releasing a picture of her injuries to show the severity of the attack.
Violent thug Karl Machin filmed himself on his mobile phone battering his partner at her home in Blackpool on December 4 last year.
Police say her injuries were so severe one of the officers called to the scene thought she had dyed red hair, but it was actually soaked in blood.
The victim, a mum-of-one, was left with a broken jaw, lost a number of teeth, concussion, a brain injury resulting in memory issues, speech impairment and a broken eye socket causing her eyelid to not shut properly, water and droop.
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