A father told his daughters police would find their mother’s corpse if they called 999 and reported his ‘appalling’ treatment of their family, a court heard.
Syed Rahman has been jailed after threatening to kill his wife of 17 years because she gave one of her daughters a drink without his permission.
In a separate incident, he berated her while holding a knife.
Manchester Crown Court heard how Rahman, 42, behaved in a ‘domineering’ and ‘controlling’ way towards his wife and their four children.
Rahman began shouting at his wife in front of their children - the oldest of which is a teenager and the youngest a baby - following a row over a drink at the family home in Burnage, the court heard. His wife said if he carried on she would leave. Rahman then threatened to kill her if she called the police.
The court heard that Rahman then told his daughters that officers would ‘find their mother’s corpse’ if they called 999. He then threatened to ‘cut up’ other members of his family and said ‘police wouldn’t find their bodies’.
Rahman’s three older daughters went upstairs and did not go down for their evening meal because they were so scared.
They had a ‘genuine fear’ their father would kill or seriously hurt their mother, the court heard.
The following day, Rahman picked up a knife and threatened his wife.
One of the children told staff at their school about what was happening at home and police became involved.
During their marriage, Rahman, a taxi driver, had stopped his wife from going to the shops, and when he allowed her to leave the home he gave her a time limit, the court heard.
Rahman, who had no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to making a threat to kill and common assault. He was jailed for three years.
