Overview
- Entwistle, 38, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and possessing an offensive weapon after attacking his girlfriend’s ex-partner, Daniel Kineton, in Langley, Middleton.
- He struck Kineton in the back with an axe as the victim tried to flee, causing a collapsed lung and a five-day hospital stay.
- CCTV showed Entwistle chasing Kineton and hurling the axe during the late-night attack outside the property.
- The assault followed abusive, threatening messages after Entwistle learned his then-girlfriend had spent time with her ex, according to prosecutors.
- Sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court, he must serve two-thirds before parole consideration, faces four years on licence, and was described by police as calculated and potentially fatal in intent.