In a statement read to the court, Mr Hollis’ new partner, who had witnessed the fatal incident, said she would “never be able to move on from the loss of Bradley”.
“He was my soulmate, and I believe that kind of love only comes around once,” she said.
“We had so many plans for the future which have been taken away.”
James had hit her over the head with a bottle, grabbed her arm and punched her in the face, the court heard.
Judge Reeds noted that James’ children would also have to deal with the repercussions of his actions.
“The children in the home, asleep at the time, woke to the immediate aftermath of a dead person stabbed in their house by their father,” he said.
One of the children had also seen James assaulting their mother, the court heard.