A jealous boyfriend who bit through his girlfriend's lip in a vicious attack when she ended their relationship has been jailed for eight years. Chanttelle Ward, 18, was convinced her top lip had come off when Rhys Culley, of South Shields, Tyneside, bit her after going in for a kiss and asking if she loved him during the prolonged and violent attack. Newcastle Crown Court heard how 23-year-old Culley had been jealous and insecure about what his girlfriend of more than two years was up to while he was working away when he launched the attack. Scroll down for video
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Rhys Culley, 23, sank his teeth into Chanttelle Ward's face during the attack
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He then smeared her blood around her face and forced tongue in her mouth
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Jealous Culley had been in relationship with victim for more than two years
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He denied charge but was found guilty of wounding and jailed for eight years
@placeholder (pictured prior to the attack) was left with scarring and needed counselling after the attack