Mum thought she'd die as ex-partner brutally beat her in terrifying street attack - because she wouldn't give him money for drugs
direct to your inboxA mum thought she would die at the hands of her ex-partner after he attacked her in the street.Edward Stokes, 46, rained a series of punches on the mother of his child, before slashing her face with a piece of metal during the terrifying ordeal.The victim was left with a permanent scar to her cheek and has been forced to move away from the area as a result of the attack.Minshull Street Crown Court heard the victim had been walking back to her flat on Princess Parkway when she was approached by Stokes.The couple had separated eight years prior and had remained friends but their relationship had recently turned volatile, the court heard.Shortly after midday on November 25 last year, the victim was walking back from the