Philip Mutch, 40, formerly of Shrewsbury but most recently of Capern Grove, Birmingham, was jailed on Friday after the court was told he had pleaded guilty. sickening attacks on ex-partner.

The shockingly violent attacks took place over a period of three years, including while the Shrewsbury woman was pregnant.

Mutch has been described as “routinely paranoid” and “obsessed with the idea that his partner was unfaithful”.