Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A thug left his ex-partner with horrific, life-changing injuries after he threw a kettle of boiling water over her.
The woman was left with burns to 10 per cent of her body after Michael Fitzgerald flew into a rage. His victim told a court in an emotional statement: "I cry when I see what he has done to me. “I will never be the same again." The 43-year-old had attacked the woman a few days earlier, in the middle of the street, following a row.
He punched her, causing her to fall to the floor, before kicking her legs so hard she was left with extensive bruising, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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