A former LIverpool councillor has been spared jail for an attack on his girlfriend.
Alan Tormey was previously an elected representative for the Childwall ward with the Liberal Democrats and later the Liberal Party between 2019 and 2023.
But the 45-year-old was charged with a string of offences after trying to stab his then partner and punching her in the face during an incident on September 16 last year.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Tormey had been in a relationship with the woman for around three years before they became embroiled in a heated argument.
She had left the address and slept on the communal landing area of his apartment before being invited back in by text at around 2.30am to ‘watch television’ with him.
Later that day, Tormey ordered the victim to leave the property by 9pm and threatened to ‘end her and put her in a box’ after she had returned to collect items.
He then took a kitchen knife and attempted to stab her ‘multiple times’ after she had run into a bedroom to seek sanctuary, leading the victim with a cut finger.
A glass item was thrown in her direction by Tormey, who denied to police making threats and claimed the woman’s injury was the result of punching a picture frame.
In a statement read to the court, the victim claimed that the relationship had ‘stripped her of her self-worth and dignity’ and said that her ‘life will never be the same’.
Tormey, who had two previous convictions for drink driving in 2009 and 2016, was handed a 12-month prison sentence which was suspended for an 18-month period.
He was also ordered to pay £500 in court costs, told to complete a rehabilitation activity of up to 10 days, and given a five-year restraining order from contacting his victim.