2023: MALVERN MAN STEPHEN PRICE JAILED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THREATS
A THUG who terrorised his wife saying he would burn down a bungalow as she barricaded herself inside a bathroom is finally behind bars.The 58-year-old had only admitted counts of threatening to kill and assault occasioning causing actual bodily harm to his wife Denise Price, on the day of his Worcester Crown Court trial last month.
He returned to the court on Tuesday, (February 7) for sentencing.
Price left his victim so traumatised she has been suffering nightmares since the incident that took place in Malvern last year.
The court heard at the time of the offence Price, of Holmer Road, Hereford, would drink nine cans of Carling a night and often smash up property in the home.
The prosecutor said: 'He (Price) said he wanted whiskey and coke, but Mrs Price said there was no coke.
He asked her to take over the game while he went outside for a smoke - she was scared he would become angry if she lost.' The court heard Price pushed his wife into the bathroom of the bungalow before placing both hands around her throat.
Price told his wife that if their marriage was over he was 'going to kill her,' saying it was worth going to prison for.
After managing to push past him, Price again grabbed his wife's neck.
After managing to free herself, Price told her: 'The only way you are going to get out of here now is if you die.' After demanding thousands of pounds from her, the victim then ran back into the bathroom barricading herself in and calling the police, leaving the phone running.
He also told her he was going to burn the bungalow down.
Police attended before any fire occurred.
While on bail for these offences, Price even returned to the victim's house a month later causing damage.
He also ran up railway lines when escaping from her son before being caught by police.
In her victim personal statement, Mrs Price said: 'I have horrible nightmares almost every night.
I relive the incident and have to go through what happened again.' Price sobbed in the dock as the judge sentenced him to 36 months in jail and imposed a 10-year restraining order not to contact the victim.
