Man bit stepdad’s nose off in brandy-fuelled Christmas Day attack

Joseph Cardwell claimed he acted in ‘self-defence’ (Picture: Merseyside Police)A man who bit his stepdad’s nose off and spat it out on the floor during a drunken Christmas Day argument has been jailed.
Joseph Cardwell, 23, had been drinking brandy from 10am before going to his grandparents’ home in Liverpool for dinner in 2023.
Cardwell’s stepdad of two-and-a-half years, William Darwin, was also set to be at the dinner table.
After he remarked on his stepson’