Man jailed after threatening ex-partner

Kyron Marshall has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison

A man from Peterborough has been jailed after he threatened to kill his ex-partner and assaulted a police officer.

Kyron Marshall, 35, messaged police via web chat on 22 September last year saying he had knocked someone unconscious and would kill them if officers did not attend.

He also said he would stab any officers who did turn up.

Marshall admitted five charges, including threats to kill, and was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison by Cambridge Crown Court.

Officers went to his home in Loire Court, Peterborough, and found his claims of knocking someone out were untrue.

He was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications, wasting police time and assaulting an emergency worker, having kicked one of the arresting officers.

While on bail for these offences, Marshall messaged his ex-partner on New Year's Day with an image of a gun and the words, "bang bang girls dead".

He was arrested later that day and made no comment in interview.

Marshall pleaded guilty to threats to kill, breach of a non-molestation order, assault of an emergency worker, wasting police time and malicious communications.

He was also handed an indefinite restraining order by the court.

PC Callum Jarvis, from Cambridgeshire Police, said: "He has been given various opportunities to improve his behaviour and seek help."