Mother-of-three, 31, who battered her boyfriend with a crowbar when he dropped a slice of PIZZA is spared jail after he begs judge not to send her to prison

  • Kirsty Saccani also threatened boyfriend Samuel Moorcroft with a kitchen knife 
  • She told him 'you'll get this in your throat' them brandished a baseball bat  
  • When he wrestled that free from her grip, she bludgeoned him with a crowbar 
  • Saccani was handed an 18-month prisons sentence, suspended for two years  

Kirsty Saccani (pictured outside Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester) battered her boyfriend over the head with a crowbar

Kirsty Saccani (pictured outside Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester) battered her boyfriend over the head with a crowbar 

A mother-of-three battered her boyfriend about the head with a crowbar and threatened to cut his throat when he dropped a slice of pizza on the floor.

Kirsty Saccani attacked Samuel Moorcroft when she saw food drop off the table during a Bank Holiday night in.

The 31-year-old waved a kitchen knife at him in their Stockport home, saying: 'You'll get this in your throat.'

Saccani brandished a baseball bat and blocked the front doorway as Mr Moorcroft tried to leave, but he wrestled it from her grasp.

She then bludgeoned him with an iron bar as he once again tried to escape, inflicting a 6cm wound that required eight stitches. Saccani admitted causing grievous bodily harm but was spared jail yesterday at Manchester Crown Court.  

The court heard Saccani and Mr Moorcroft - who have a child together - had frequent rows during their five-year relationship before they split.

Darren Preston, prosecuting, said: 'Over time, the relationship became more volatile, with her becoming jealous and insecure. 

'That evening, they got a take away but whilst settling down to eat, Mr Moorcroft dropped some food onto the floor, resulting in her shouting at him. He apologised, but she stood in the kitchen doorway holding a kitchen knife, yelling that he would "get this in your throat".'

She threw a towel at him as he bled from the beating to his head and he fled to his mother's house to call police.   

Saccani then alleged that Mr Moorcroft had attacked her when police officers came to her home and saw a facial injury.

Claiming that Mr Moorcroft had thrown food at her, she admitted there'd been a struggle, during which the door hit her. She said she only slammed the door back at him. 

But Mr Moorcoft said in a statement: 'She has made my life difficult over contact with our son, and I have suffered stress resulting me taking medication and losing weight. I don't want her to go to prison - I want her to be a good mother to our son - contact arrangements are now working at the moment.'

In mitigation defence lawyer Nicola Carroll said of Saccani: 'She was under an enormous amount of stress at the time. While this offence clearly crosses the custody threshold I ask that you suspend that sentence.

Saccani (pictured leaving Minshull Street Crown Court) threatened to slit her boyfriend's throat

Saccani (pictured leaving Minshull Street Crown Court) threatened to slit her boyfriend's throat 

'This was a toxic relationship between the defendant and the complainant although that does not excuse her actions. 

'She says that ending the relationship with him has been the best decision she has made in years.

'She is not an inherently bad person. She has signed up to counselling which will help with the trauma caused by the relationship and how to deal with relationship issues in future. 

'She has joined a gym, she is eating healthily and is currently looking for employment.

'The author of the pre-sentence report is satisfied that she is motivated to sort herself out. 

'I draw attention to the impact an immediate custodial sentence would have on her children. She shows a willingness and ability to change, not just for herself but for her children.'

Saccani was given 18 months jail suspended for two years and was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.

Sentencing Judge Bernadette Baxter told her: 'You were in a volatile on off relationship and you admit yourself that you are your own worst enemy. An argument erupted with your then partner over something being dropped on the floor.

The mother-of-three was spared jail at Minshull Street Crown Court (pictured) in Manchester after battering her boyfriend with a crowbar

The mother-of-three was spared jail at Minshull Street Crown Court (pictured) in Manchester after battering her boyfriend with a crowbar 

'When he got up and went to leave you picked up an ornament and hit him over the head resulting in a cut which needed stitches. 

'This was all aggravated by the fact it took place in the victim's home. It is my public duty to give you a custodial sentence but the question is whether that sentence has to be immediate.

'I am convinced that this has been something of a wake up call for you. And that you are now in the process of sorting yourself out and setting a better example for your children.'