A soldier who threatened to disfigure his former partner and young son with acid has walked free from court because he is needed in the army.
Robert Hanlon subjected his ex and her family to abhorrent threats, abuse and harassment, even setting up fake social media accounts and making vile comments about his own son.
The 24-year-old, of Blyth, Northumberland, was facing prison after admitting putting the woman in fear by stalking and harassing her dad. But after hearing senstive evidence in private from Hanlon's commanding officer, a judge suspended his prison sentence.
