David McKenna, 53, subjected his partner to months of horrific domestic violence and issued a chilling threat: 'If you go to sleep, you might not wake up' David McKenna was jailed

A violent alcoholic who terrorised his partner through months of brutal abuse has been jailed. David McKenna regularly imprisoned his girlfriend in his house whilst he popped round to see his mother or nipped out for cigarettes.

The 53-year-old threw away her make-up and banned her from wearing any clothing he deemed too revealing. Teesside Crown Court was told that when the woman attempted to leave McKenna's property in November last year, he booted her in the ribs before restraining her and battering her head with his fists .

He then proceeded to stomp on her legs, reports Teesside Live . McKenna

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