October 31, 2023 12.05 pm This story is over 11 months old

Father given suspended sentence for threatening to kill young daughter

Neighbours’ concerns: Daily shouting and threats overheard

A Grantham man who made threats to kill his own young daughter and briefly left her outside in the rain was on Tuesday given a suspended jail sentence.

The 32-year-old man, who can not be named to protect the identity of his daughter, pleaded guilty to child cruelty between September 2020 and July 2021. Lincoln Crown Court heard neighbours in Grantham became concerned after overhearing shouting towards the child “nearly every day.”

Read the full court report on MyLocal Lincolnshire, the new home of The Lincolnite