A man repeatedly called police, causing them to be deployed, threatening to stab his ex-partner and take his own life. Christian Routh, 46, initially called 999 claiming that he was going to confront his ex with a knife.
Officers checked previous logs to find he had made similar calls in the past, and he then became abusive on the phone. READ MORE: 'Loner' known as 'Smoggie' 'upskirted' a woman as she waited for a train at Piccadilly station Police attended his former partner’s home but she wasn’t there, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
They then went to Routh’s address in Radcliffe and were met by a different person who denied he was there. However, after officers entered the house they found Routh sitting inside eating a roast
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