A father-of-three threatened to kill his family following the breakdown of his relationship with the mother of his children. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Adam Brain, of Caerphilly borough, had led “a law-abiding lifestyle” for 12 years, “providing for his family”, and had recently set up a pizza business.
But in a victim impact statement read out in court Brain’s mother, a detective superintendent, explained her son is “not a person I know anymore”. Thomas Stanway, prosecuting, told the court how Brain had been in a long-term relationship with his now ex-partner and they had three young children together but over the following years their relationship deteriorated and Brain’s contact with his children became limited to weekly following the death of the defendant’s father.
During an argument in October last year Brain accused the mother of his children of infidelity even though they were not in a relationship, Mr Stanway explained, and told her to “sleep with one eye open”. He told her that if she ever “cheated” on him he would kill her.
