📍 Benjamin Parkinson – Worcester
Convicted of:
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
- Making threats to kill
- Theft
- Possession of a knife
- Possession of cannabis
- Breach of a non-molestation order
- Racially aggravated harassment/alarm/distress
Sentence:
- Three years and four months imprisonment
- Eight-year restraining order protecting the victim
Summary:
Benjamin Parkinson, 33, formerly of Worcester, was jailed after a series of violent and threatening offences against his ex-partner, committed despite a non-molestation order. Offences included physical assaults — such as pushing her against a wall, punching her knee, and suffocating her with a pillow — as well as threatening to slit her throat if she called police. The abuse occurred between May and September 2021. He also racially abused a Polish police officer while being transported in custody. With a history of 62 prior convictions including robbery and possession of weapons, Parkinson was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on February 24, 2023.