Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: A 46-year-old Chatham man has been charged after police say he threatened his partner, including while holding an axe.
Chatham-Kent police received a call at about 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, about a man making threats to harm other people in Ridgetown. Police say that between Oct. 21 and Oct. 23, the man threatened to break his partner’s legs and throw hot coffee on her to burn her.
Police say that on Nov. 1, while he was with his partner at her residence, he picked up an axe, held it in the air in an intimidating manner and said he would use it on her.
He is charged with two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was released on an undertaking with conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 14.
