Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A knifeman stabbed his girlfriend in the neck while she lay half asleep in bed after they had argued about a Snoop Dogg song.
After launching the 'appalling' attack on the mum in her own home, 40-year-old Stephen Turnock shaved some of her hair off, threw an iron and an Xbox at her and sprayed deodorant in her mouth.
He had also repeatedly hit her in the face. READ MORE : Police issue update on arrests after clashes between Leeds and Manchester United fans She was able to escape, wearing only her dressing gown and covered in blood, having suffered two black eyes and a broken nose.
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