A man who called himself “an animal” when he drank cheap vodka was imprisoned for intimidating his ex-girlfriend.
Earlier this year, the nine-year girlfriend of Wayne Garner, 34, of Burnt House Road, Whittlesey was attacked.
On February 7, according to accounts, Garner smashed a glass door panel out of rage, prompting police to be called to their Peterborough residence.
It was discovered, that three days prior Garner had threatened to drown the victim by grabbing her around the neck while she was submerged in the bathtub.
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Garner attempted to run away as the police arrested him but he was apprehended and placed under arrest.
He was told not to speak to or approach the victim, after being freed on conditional bail, but the following day she discovered he had taken their car out of the driveway.
She got several calls from an unidentified number over the following few days, and Garner deposited £1 into her bank account.
Garner was seen stopping outside the victim’s home while driving past it several times on doorbell footage.
Then, on TikTok, he messaged her, saying, “My biggest regret is laying a hand on you.”
Garner was arrested again for violating his bail terms, but he started his harassment campaign again in April.
“She’ll know about it, when I see her again” and “If she didn’t push the right buttons. Messages to the victim’s son included “it wouldn’t happen would it.”
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Garner threatened to cut the victim’s throat in a subsequent message.
But when Garner turned himself in at Thorpe Wood Police Station on April 14, he admitted during an interview that while drinking alcohol could make him want to fight, he generally avoided “cheap nasty vodka” because it made him feel like “an animal.”
He acknowledged hitting the victim and messaging her in an upsetting way.
Garner was given a 16-month prison sentence at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday, September 13 after entering a guilty plea to charges of harassment, assault by beating, sending threatening communications, obstructing a constable and criminal damage.
Detective Constable Lloyd Davis, who investigated, said: “Garner used a persistent campaign of intimidation and violence against the victim, and I’m glad that this jail sentence recognizes the seriousness of his offenses.
“I want to express my gratitude to the victim for her bravery in coming forward and supporting the case.”
