A man whose 17-year-old marriage was "falling apart" began "a campaign of unpleasantness" against his estranged wife.
HGV driver Leslie Lee, 51, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing after being found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.
The court heard that Lee repeatedly or continuously engaged in behaviour which was controlling or coercive - namely humiliation, threats, and intimidation - against his wife Julie at the former marital home.