Man threatened to blow house up after being asked to move his caravan

HE SENT MENACING MESSAGE TO SISTER-IN-LAW

- By MARK NAYLOR [e-mail] @GTMarkNaylor

A HOT-headed troublemaker was left furious at suddenly being told to move his beloved caravan from his sister-in-law’s garden - and got his revenge by sending a menacing message threatening to blow her house up.

Steven Atkinson took offence when he was abruptly told to leave after his sister-in-law complained that he and his friends had caused serious problems by being “noisy and rowdy”. The threat to blow up the house left the woman in fear and suffering panic attacks, Hull Crown Court heard.

Atkinson, 38, of the Orchard Park estate, in Hull, admitted threatening to destroy property by blowing up a house belonging to his sister-in-law on May 26 last year. He also admitted damaging a window at her home on April 18 last year.