Husband locked wife in his shed for witch insult
Andrew Salmon, 42, packed up his wife Beverley’s belongings and refused to let her into their home, telling her: “It is my house now – you are not getting in.”
When she took refuge in the shed he locked her inside but she managed to climb out of a window. She then let herself into their house in Truro, Cornwall, but Salmon then assaulted her, magistrates heard.
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Hide AdThe court heard Mr Salmon suspected his wife was having an affair. Salmon, who had no previous convictions, admitted assaulting Mrs Salmon on February 6. Sentencing was adjourned for a probation report.