During the trial, Manchester Crown Court heard he cut two gas pipes in his house because his girlfriend had left him and taken their children.

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Mitchell is believed to have masterminded the attack, angry that his girlfriend Candace Porter had left him.

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His ex-girlfriend has left him with a baby, Toby, whom he keeps trying to palm off on other people.

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After a while Heyman left behind not only his company but the girlfriend he took with him.

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