Lover beat girlfriend with an iron after she attacked him with a knife

  A controlling lover accused of almost decapitating his partner claimed today (Tues) he only hit her over the head with an iron after she came at him with a knife. Romanian Alin Apopei, 27, claims Denisa Silma, 25, had a knife hidden under the bedsheets and he lashed out to defend himself when she tried to stab him. Miss Silma was found with catastrophic injuries several hours after the attack on 30 July 2015 when her concerned housemates decided…