DOMESTIC ABUSER WHO CHASED VICTIM ON MOTORBIKE JAILED
Paul Furniss, aged 26 and born on 11 January 2000, was given a prison sentence on 16 March after a court was informed of his repeated abuse over the course of a year towards his victim.The police first received a report in September 2025 when the victim stated that Furniss had been following her on a motorbike as she was driving, riding alongside her and kicking at her vehicle.
She also revealed that he had committed various offences, including damaging her personal belongings, issuing threats against her, and physically assaulting her.
Furniss admitted to committing two counts of assault by beating, two counts of actual bodily harm (ABH), and criminal damage during his court hearing at Croydon Crown Court.
He was subsequently sentenced to a prison term of three years and nine months.