To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here An abusive boyfriend fled the country to avoid being brought to justice and was not arrested again until five years after his crimes.
John Valliday, who has a history of violence and firearms offences in his native Northern Ireland, lived in Rochdale with his long-term partner in July 2016.
During a three-day period, the 59-year-old subjected the woman to a torrent of abuse, prosecution barrister Duncan Wilcock told Minshull Street Crown Court. READ MORE : Paedophile predator who took boy into pub asked staff if he could rent a room The woman became so frightened that she rang her daughter and Valliday was reported to the police.
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