Teen to stand trial over knife threats to dogwalker

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

A 17-year-old in Suffolk is to stand trial accused of threatening a man with a kitchen knife and threatening to kill his dog.

A 17-year-old will stand trial at Suffolk Magistrates' Court accused of threatening two men with a knife in Haverhill and threatening to kill one man's dog. The defendant is charged with two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article in a public place and one count of criminal damage.

Prosecutors allege the teenager and a 14-year-old co-defendant, both wearing balaclavas and riding e-scooters, approached a man walking his dog at Newt Pond field and play area in Haverhill in January last year. The prosecution claims one of them said 'I will kill your dog', leaving the man feeling intimidated and concerned for his pet's welfare. The pair then followed the man on their scooters before an altercation occurred, during which the alleged victim grabbed one scooter's handles, causing the teenager to fall off.

The prosecution alleges one teenager then produced a kitchen knife from his coat and threatened the man, saying 'I will break your f***ing neck'. The alleged victim told police he has since become nervous about going out. The defendant, accompanied by his mother, pleaded not guilty to both knife charges but admitted the separate charge of criminal damage.

How it is being reported

• Teen accused of threatening dogwalker with knife and saying he will kill his dogA Suffolk teenager will stand trial accused of threatening two men with a knife in a Haverhill play area.Ipswich Star · 15 Oct, 12:00
• Teen accused of threatening dogwalker with knife and saying he will kill his dogA Suffolk teenager will stand trial accused of threatening two men with a knife in a Haverhill play area.East Anglian Daily Times · 15 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Newt Pond · Haverhill · Suffolk · Suffolk Magistrates' Court

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