A man threatened and assaulted his wife when she didn’t prepare him food, a court was told.
Vasile Macovei and his partner had just got home after attending church together on May 17 this year. Macovei asked his partner to prepare him some food, but she told she had something to attend to first.
Macovei, 24, became angry on hearing this. The woman went outside to “take a breathe” said Simon Gladwell, prosecuting. Macovei followed, arguing.
He then pushed his wife to the ground. She called her parents, who arrived at the home shortly afterwards.
Macovei “jumped in her father’s face”, shouting. He then went inside and retrieved a kitchen knife, threatening to “kill [his wife’s father] and everyone”, Mr Gladwell said.
The judge in the case, Recorder Jeremy Benson KC, said that CCTV footage showed Macovei appearing to make a “stabbing” motion at his wife.
The victim got in between Macovei and her father, at which point Macovei bit her.
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The police were called and the wife left with her parents. Macovei was later found at Birmingham Airport, where he was arrested.
It was heard that Macovei maintains he did not intend to leave the country and was at the airport “visiting his aunt”, although this version of events was questioned by Recorder Benson.
Macovei, of Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, admitted threatening the victim with a knife and assaulting her causing actual bodily harm. He was appeared before Ipswich Crown Court on Friday.
Addressing Macovei, Recorder Benson noted that he had no prior convictions and was of previous good character. It was also heard he has expressed “absolute remorse” and “genuine regret”
Recorder Benson handed Macovei a suspended sentence, jailing him for 18 months suspended for two years.
Macovei will also have to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and up to 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
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