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A knife-wielding abuser who put his ex-partner in fear of her life “purposefully rammed” a police car and caused it to be written off when confronted. Alex Moore, of Timberbank, Vigo, has been jailed for eight years after admitting to offences including possession of a bladed article in a public place, threats to kill and intentional strangulation. Police were called on the evening of February 8 to a report that the 47-year-old had threatened and attacked his former partner and a child. Officers who arrived at the house followed Moore in his vehicle. They pulled him over, however after confirm…