A man who launched a jealousy-fuelled machete attack on his ex-girlfriend's new partner as he lay in bed with her has been jailed for 22 years.
Gary Johnson burst into Holly Dobson's house at 4.30am and started to punch, then hack at Christopher Spinks, who was asleep.
He cut wounds into his scalp and ear - and a blow deep into his leg sliced through to the bone.
Johnson was sentenced after being convicted by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court of attempted murder.
The judge, Mr Justice Males, said the attack in Stanley, County Durham in August, could easily have killed Mr Spinks.
He said: "The injuries which Christopher Spinks suffered were very severe.
"He had deep cuts to his nose and right cheek, a deep cut down to the bone on the left side of his scalp, and a cut to his left ear which split it in two.
"He also had deep wounds on his left leg, one of which was right down to the bone, which caused significant damage to his muscles and an important nerve.
"These were serious injuries on a defenceless man which could easily have killed him."
The court heard how Johnson, 26, from Chester-le-Street, had a stormy relationship with his ex-partner for about two years.
He had a conviction for violence on Ms Dobson, and was "intensely jealous" of any contact she had with other men, the judge said.
The unprovoked attack with the "vicious looking machete" left Mr Spinks suffering from panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.
He was also left having to wear a leg brace, the judge said.
Johnson, who has a young daughter, sent threatening text messages to his ex-partner in the hours before he travelled five miles to her home.
The judge said: "So there was a degree of planning and deliberation about your conduct and you wanted Holly Dobson to know what you were doing."
Outside court, Detective Inspector Gavin Heckles said: "This was a savage and premeditated assault on Mr Spinks, which left him with serious psychological as well as physical injuries.
"Johnson showed no remorse at any time during our investigation and interviews with him, and the comments from the judge summed up perfectly just how serious this was.
"I hope the substantial sentence will provide at least a measure of comfort to Mr Spinks and his family."
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