Abusive man threatened to murder his wife in front of police officers after an argument about her dogs

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Raymond Yardy enactment his hands astir his wife’s cervix successful beforehand of officers and dragged her backmost wrong the location soon earlier helium was arrested

A antheral has been jailed aft helium grabbed his spouse by the cervix and told constabulary officers, “if you don’t apprehension me, I’ll execution her”.

The shocking incidental happened connected June 13 astatine astir 12.30pm erstwhile constabulary officers were called to the location of 66-year-old Raymond Yardy, aft reports that an statement betwixt him and his woman became violent. Officers rushed to the spot connected Coneygree Road successful Peterborough to measure the situation.

Officers discovered the enactment had started erstwhile Yardy had go frustrated that his wife’s dogs had damaged the carpet and helium accused her of having a drink problem. Things rapidly esculated and helium enactment his hands astir her cervix and threatened to termination her, which prompted her to telephone police.

Officers arrived and aft speaking to Yardy and his woman separately, it was decided she would walk the nighttime astatine a friend’s house. However conscionable arsenic officers were astir to permission Yardy's shocking behaviour successful beforehand of officers pb to his arrest.

Yardy became agitated, putting his hands astir his wife’s cervix successful beforehand of officers and dragging her backmost wrong the house. Yardy insisted officers should apprehension him and threatened to termination his woman earlier offering his hands to beryllium cuffed.

Four months later, connected Tuesday, October 8, Yardy pleaded blameworthy to making threats to termination and astatine Peterborough Crown Court and helium was jailed for 1 twelvemonth and 8 months for the offence.

PC Ryan Grist, who investigated, said: “Yardy’s actions successful beforehand of constabulary officers showed conscionable however convulsive helium was susceptible of being. He showed nary remorse and, had helium not been jailed, his unfortunate would apt person suffered much maltreatment astatine his hands.”

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