A jealous thug who strip-searched his girlfriend at knifepoint and battered her with a hammer during a "chilling" campaign of domestic abuse has been jailed.
Jordan Cooper, 31, also kicked Josie Higgins in the stomach 'so she couldn't have children' after quizzing her about her ex-boyfriends.
A court heard the violent bully launched his attacks after being released from prison for stabbing a 71-year-old woman in the neck with a screwdriver.
He had met Miss Higgins following his release from jail in May this year and quickly began a relationship with descended into violence.
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