Joseph Cardwell Sentenced for Violent Attack on Stepdad
23-year-old Joseph Cardwell was jailed for 21 months after he bit off his stepdad William Darwin’s nose during a drunken Christmas Day argument in Liverpool. After a scuffle initiated by Darwin’s comment about Cardwell’s girlfriend, he claimed self-defense but was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm, resulting in Darwin needing eight surgeries. The judge noted Cardwell’s overreaction and the lasting impact of his violent behavior, emphasizing the incident’s severe emotional repercussions on the victim.
