A controlling boyfriend 'humiliated' and 'degraded' his ex-partner by depriving her of food and treating her 'like an animal'.
Thomas Barton, 43, forced his girlfriend to eat scraps of garlic bread off a hotel floor - and refused to let her order when they visited a Chinese restaurant in Manchester.
His former partner said she was made to feel like 'a dog' and was terrified Barton would use violence against her if she didn't go along with his bullish demands.
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how he also attacked her after she challenged him about using her bank card without asking.
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