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When Jolene Norman first met her ex-boyfriend on social media, she thought he seemed friendly, funny and good-looking too. The mum-of-two started seeing Dale Gresty, 31, in 2019, and at first the relationship appeared to be going well.

But then, following a family funeral, he got drunk and flew into a violent rage when the couple arrived back home in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community In a horrific attack, triggered by jealousy, Gresty cut Jolene, 30, with scissors, broke her bathroom door in two and threatened to pour acetone into her wounds.

He was arrested and in May 2020 convicted at Chester Crown Court of assault by beating, unlawful wounding and ABH. He was jailed for 27 months.

After Gresty was jailed, Jolene discovered she was pregnant with the couple's child. "I somehow got my life back together and concentrated on raising my daughter," she said.

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