Drunk dad threatens to kill mom, burn down house with their baby daughter inside (Bath, England, United Kingdom)

Dad JASON EVANS was apparently pretty loaded when he threatened to kill his former girfriend and burn down her house with their 8 1/2-month-old daughter inside. Dad was presumably upset that his girlfriend wouldn't let him visit with the baby while he was intoxicated. Not surprising that Dad has a history of assault convicitons.

http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Prison-man-threatened-kill-ex-partner-baby/article-1205061-detail/article.html

Prison for man who threatened to kill ex-partner and baby
Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 11:27

A drunken Bath dad who threatened to kill his former partner and burn down her house with his baby daughter inside was this week jailed for 18 months.

Alcoholic Jason Evans arranged to visit the woman and their eight-and-a-half month daughter after promising he was sober.

However, the 20-year-old of Redland Park, Bath, then drank and turned violent when he was stopped from visiting. Evans phoned the woman and told her he would break down her door and burn her alive – and said he did not care that his baby daughter was at home.

His victim phoned the police, who waited for Evans to arrive after listening in on another phone conversation during which she was told she would be killed.

Evans was arrested and admitted one charge of making threats to kill and another of threatening to damage or destroy property.

Paul Ricketts, prosecuting at Bristol Crown Court, said Evans had made the threats on the evening of July 11 last year. He said the defendant had sent his ex-partner a text message asking if he could visit the baby.

The court heard that she replied to say such a visit would be fine if he was sober.

However, Mr Ricketts said that when the woman received another phone call from Evans to say he would be round later, she thought he was drunk and told him the visit was off.

He said the defendant told her he would call anyway and kick her door down.

In a subsequent conversation, he said: "I will kick your door down. I will burn your place down. I will burn you alive."

Officers stayed at the scene to wait for Evans and arrested him as he approached the address in Bath.

When he was interviewed he said he could not remember what happened because he was drunk but would not have hurt the woman.

Jason Taylor, defending Evans, who has a previous conviction for assaulting the woman by biting her cheek and breast, said it was concerning that he was an alcoholic at the age of 20 and more comfortable in prison than out.

He said Miss Swannack wanted her partner to get help and described the defendant as "amiable" when he was not drunk.