A dad who held his ex-partner and children hostage by climbing onto their roof thanked the judge as he was sent down to the cells.
Paul Rutledge, 32, of Terrace Road, Widnes, was brought before the courts because of a five-hour standoff with police after he climbed onto his ex-partner's roof. Rutledge appeared at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday, Tuesday, July 4, where he was sentenced for a number of charges in relation to the "extraordinary" incident.
When Honour Judge Stuart Driver KC sentenced Rutledge, the dad interrupted the judge on at least one occasion. And when Rutledge was sent down to the cells after learning his fate, he nodded at the judge and replied "thanks".
