Thug who stabbed woman before tying her up with present wrapping ribbon on Christmas Day gets sentenced reduced
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A thug who tied up a woman up with present ribbon on Christmas Day and stabbed her with a steak knife has had his sentence cut by top judges.
Patrick Stephen Connors, 23, beat, bit and knifed his victim during a drunken rage on December 25, 2015.
He then tied the woman up with Christmas ribbon so she couldn't escape.
Connors, of Wolverhampton, repeatedly threatened to kill her and “she believed that he might very well carry out his threats”.
Only when the drunken Connors finally fell asleep the abuse stopped, Mrs Justice McGowan told London’s Appeal Court.
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But, before doing so, he tied her fast with ribbons intended for gifts, leaving her trussed up for 16 hours.
Connors was jailed for 11 years at Wolverhampton Crown Court last November after admitting false imprisonment and assault causing actual bodily harm.
Condemned as a dangerous offender, he was also ordered to serve four extra years on licence following his release.
Connors’ case reached the Appeal Court as he challenged his jail time, claiming it was far too tough.
Mrs Justice McGowan slammed his “appalling act of violence”.
But she noted that the injuries inflicted were relatively minor - despite the savagery of his attack and the “terror” the victim endured.
The judge, sitting with Lord Justice Hamblen and Judge Michael Topolski QC, cut Connors’ jail term from 11 to eight years.