threatened to kill his partner and burn her house down with her children inside. The woman had only been in a relationship with Tayran Benjamin for a matter of months but felt trapped and unable to break up with him because of the threats that she had received - which began after he accused her of cheating on him.Minshull Street Crown Court, in Manchester, heard how Benjamin also spray painted the word 's**g' on the woman's car and on a separate occasion damaged the vehicle with a metal bar.
Manchester Evening News reports that the 37-year-old sent the woman 'degrading' texts containing 'unpleasant' name-calling. Miss Bowcock, prosecuting, told the court: "From February onwards he made threats to burn her house down with the children.
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