A violent thug almost strangled his ex-girlfriend unconscious before threatening to burn her house down and crashing her car.
Ryan Renshaw also told police he would spit on them and infect them with coronavirus when he was found hiding in a cupboard in his “drug den” flat.
Bolton Crown Court heard how the 24-year-old had entered his ex-partner's house in Lowton without consent on two separate occasions.
He gained entry to the property on November 19 last year where he took clothes from the washing machine and stole food and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whisky.