INMATE MADE THREATS TO KILL HIS EX
200 calls made from prison
APRISONER at HMP Berwyn threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend while serving time for harassing another former partner.
Carl David Dillon threatened to throw acid in his victim’s face, set her on fire and petrol bomb her home after calling her more than 200 times from prison.
He also claimed upon his release he would “put her in a box”.
But Mold Crown Court heard when the victim informed HMP Berwyn of what was happening, they told her there was nothing they could do about it.
Appearing before Judge Niclas Parry, the 34-year-old, who admitted threats to kill and putting a person in fear of violence, was sentenced to 14 months.
A five-year restraining order was put in place, preventing him from contacting his ex-partner, who lived in North Wales at the time.
“You were serving a custodial sentence for intimidating and assaulting a partner,” Judge Parry said.
“Whilst serving that sentence, you made repeated calls to another former partner and they were dreadful calls.
“They involved threats to her life, to throw petrol on her, throwing acid in her face, setting her on fire, threatening her family and petrol bombing her house.
“She was left terrified, scared for her life and left her home – as she puts it, she was living on her nerves.”
Prosecutor Oliver King, said the couple met in 2017, but towards the end of the relationship the following year, Dillon had become violent towards her.
Despite informing the police, Mr King said she never pursued the matter, in fear of what would happen.
Their relationship ended, and Dillon met a new girlfriend, the court heard.
But problems also arose in that relationship and Dillon was jailed for harassment in December 2018.
Mr King said it was during that sentence he began calling and writing letters to his former partner, which eventually stopped after a few months.
But in March this year, Mr King said Dillon contacted his victim again.
“The phone was answered by a male friend: that seemed to be like a red rag to a bull,” Mr King said.
“What followed over the next few days was a barrage of calls – 200 in total – asking who the male was and making threats to her.”
The court heard she was so terrified, she moved out of her home in fear he would visit her upon his release.
Mr King said Dillon had 19 previous convictions for 34 offences, many including assaults in previous relationships and harassment.
Defending counsel Philip Clemo accepted Dillon’s criminal record was an aggravating feature in the case, and that immediate custody was inevitable.
He argued the defendant had “real issues with ADHD” and had been taken off medication abruptly at the time.
Mr Clemo said Dillon was remorseful, he had apologised to the victim and had not made any further calls since the police became involved.
He added his client had also made some commitment to change his behaviour in prison.