"Angry" dad kicks neighbor's door while holding 2-year-old daughter (Cornwall, England)

Seems dad DARREN JONES was enraged because the neighbor had offered refuge to his daughter's mother, who it appears he had assaulted prior to her escape from the home. But Dad wasn't charged with assault because he denied doing so (huh?). Then Daddy goes ballistic at the neighbor's door--all while he's holding his 2-year-old daughter--and all he gets charged with is "threatening behavior." Even though the police had to threaten him with a taser to get him to "calm down." For this, he gets to attend a "domestic violence programme." Which will do diddly squat. Daddy coddling English-style.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Child-saw-father-s-rage/story-15097721-detail/story.html

Child saw father's rage

Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Cornish Guardian

AN "EXTREMELY angry" man who was holding his two-year-old daughter as he kicked and punched a door has been ordered to attend a domestic violence programme.

Darren Jones, 23, of the Whitehall Estate, St Kew Highway, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and appeared before Bodmin magistrates on January 27.

He had denied a charge of assaulting his partner Abigail Fleming by beating, and this was withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Jill Wilson, for the prosecution, said that on November 1 there had been difficulties between Jones and Ms Fleming and she had gone to a neighbour's house.

Jones, who was extremely angry, followed her and "to everyone's shock" kicked and punched the neighbour's door while he was carrying the child under his arm.

When the neighbour's father Clive Allen tried to calm things down, Jones was aggressive towards him.

Jones then returned to his own flat and could be seen pacing around with his shirt off. He then went back and banged on the door again.

Police officers had to threaten him with a Taser before he would calm down.

He later told police that Ms Fleming had asked him to take the child round to her at the neighbour's but would then not answer the door.

Chris Andrews, for the defence, said Jones accepted he had lost his temper.

Probation officer Hannah Thomas, recommending that Jones should join the integrated domestic abuse programme, said that the offence had been part of a domestic incident and it was very important that he should accept the impact this would have had on his daughter.

The magistrates sentenced him to a two-year community order with probation supervision and participation in the programme, as well as ordering him to pay £85 in costs.