Cambridge man threatened ex-partner and took a knife from her Waterbeach home

A Cambridge man who threatened his ex-partner and took a knife from her house in Waterbeach after she called 999 has been jailed.

Nathan Thomas, 33, went to the victim’s home unannounced at about 9.30pm on Saturday, 6 April and refused to leave despite being asked to several times.

When the woman called police, he fled, taking a knife with him.

He had left by the time officers arrived but continued to call her and leave threatening voicemails until Wednesday, 10 April.

Thomas, of Peter Cowell Close, was jailed on 12 August at Cambridge Crown Court for 24 weeks, having pleaded guilty to harassment with fear of violence, which breached a suspended sentence.

A count of burglary related to the incident, which Thomas denied, will lie on file.

Det Con Timothy Taylor said: “This was a terrifying experience for the victim so I welcome the sentence handed to Thomas.

“Domestic abuse is a force priority so we will always look to put perpetrators in front of the courts.”