Ian Craig Grant was yesterday jailed for life after he was found guilty of murdering Lisa Wood, the mother of his nine-year-old son.
Mum-of-two Lisa was strangled by her long-time and violent partner after an alleged row at their home in Lauderdale Avenue, Anchorsholme.

Grant, 37, a barber who formerly owned two shops in Kirkham and Cleveleys, admitted he had strangled Lisa, but his defence argued it had not been murder as he had been provoked.
But he was found guilty after a seven-day trial at Preston Crown Court.
It was said there had been a history of violence in a volatile relationship.
Grant once wrapped a telephone flex around Lisa's neck and bit her on the cheek, as well as carrying out two other serious violent incidents.
The judge, Mr Justice Holland, said Grant had had a "selfish obsession" with taking steroids, despite knowing their potential to induce irritability, aggression and depression.
He said he noted with interest a psychiatrist's report which stated Grant had been "exceptionally well informed" of the effects and side effects of taking anabolic steroids.
Grant knew how they could affect his mood as he had read about them and even discussed the subject with fellow body builders.
His use of steroids went on for the last 10 years, although using them had made Grant feel more irritable, aggressive and depressed.
The judge told him: "You had a total disregard for the interests of Lisa or anybody else in the family.
"You persisted in taking the drugs, with the side effects which in their turn plainly contributed to these outbursts of violence."
Grant claimed Lisa had called him "pathetic" and said she was "leaving him for a real man".
He then "lost it" and the next thing he knew he had strangled her to death as their nine-year-old son, Joe, slept downstairs.
After more than six hours of deliberation, the jury rejected his story and returned a guilty verdict.
Mr Justice Holland accepted there had been a degree of provocation on June 1, the night Lisa died.
There was no premeditation and Grant had poured his heart out to police after he was arrested. Defence counsel Mr David Fish QC said body building and steroids were now a thing of the past for Grant.
He would have to live with what he did for the rest of his life.
He said: "He did want the relationship to continue and he had deep feelings for Lisa.
"The defendant feels he has lost everything and he's really at the bottom of the pit at the moment.
"He poses no long term or future threat. There is no suggestion that he poses a future danger."
Grant was told he will have to serve a minimum term of 12 years and 164 days before he can be considered for possible parole.
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