Man jailed after threatening to stab partner

Danny Jacob, 41, got aggressive and abusive with his partner at her home in Wisbech just before she was about to go and spend the day with her mother and their five-year-old daughter on February 19 this year.

Jacob had been unhappy she was going without him and when she returned home at about 3.30pm, he had been drinking and told her to go back to her mother’s house.

He told her she would have to leave before he finished his drink or he would “lose it” so she took her daughter and left.

The following morning, Jacob demanded he wanted half of the price of the house she owned via text message and the two began exchanging messages with the victim telling him to take anything he wanted from the house and she would help him with the move.

Jacob sent a further message, threatening to stab his partner and everyone at her mother’s house, which left her feeling scared for her and her family’s safety.

He continued to send aggressive messages but because she didn’t want him coming to her mother’s house, she returned to her house, asking a neighbour and Jacob’s father to watch out for her as she was scared Jacob may harm her.

When she arrived, Jacob jumped out of his van with a knife and told her to get inside the house.

While inside the house, the couple’s daughter became very distressed and Jacob grabbed his partner’s coat and blamed her for their daughter becoming upset.

The victim then followed Jacob out of the house to collect some belongings while carrying her daughter but he grabbed her by her coat and dragged her back into the house, scratching her in the chest in the process.

Jacob said he would take her phone so she couldn’t call anyone.

He snapped the front door key in the lock and did the same to the back door so she could not escape.

Police officers arrived and the victim tried to escape through a window but Jacob dragged her back, hitting her head on the floor as she fell.

The victim eventually managed to escape through the window a second time and Jacob handed his distressed daughter over and was arrested.

Last Tuesday (October 11), at Peterborough Crown Court, Jacob, of Railway Road, Wisbech, was jailed for 23 months, having pleaded guilty to false imprisonment, actual bodily harm, possession of a knife in a public place and sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

He was also given a 15-year restraining order.

PC Nicola Coaker said: “Jacob showed no respect for his partner or daughter with his disgusting and disgraceful behaviour earlier this year.

“Domestic abuse is a force priority and we will do all we can to bring abusers to justice. I am pleased Jacob is now behind bars where he can hopefully reflect on his actions.”

You can report domestic abuse on the force website or if you or someone else are in immediate danger or you need support right away, call 999 now.