Lilly May Burns – Essex

A Essex woman has somehow avoided prison over a campaign of “reprehensible” domestic abuse against her boyfriend, including threatening to dig up his father’s corpse and feed it to pigs.

Basildon Crown Court heard how Lilly May Burns sent relentless death threats to her then partner, tried to set fire to his home, threatened to stab him and threatened to falsely accuse him online of being a paedophile.

She also threatened to falsely report him to police for rape, and uploaded a Facebook post accusing of being a woman-beater

In truth, it was Burns who was the abuser, subjecting her victim to slaps, bites and cigarette and lighter Burns

She extorted money from him and threatened to telephone his workplace to make false allegations against him.

Burns, 23 of Glen wood, Canvey Island, pleaded guilty to engaging in a coercive or controlling manner and sending threatening communications with intent

The relationship only lasted a few months but the man was so frightened of Burns that he felt unable to leave

He eventually called police and they removed her from his property

She told him to say goodbye to his family because she was going to kill him that night

Among the abuse, Burns smashed his phone.

She would dig her nails into his skin amd repeatedly strangle him

She would wake him up by slapping and punching his face hard.

On one occasion, he wouldn’t buy her a £100 necklace. In public, she shouted, swore and spat in his face

Burns avoided prison. A restraining order was put in place.