Dennis Brandis told his wife he was going to cut her throat, a court heard. The 34-year-old punched her “three times to the stomach” when she asked him to turn down loud music at their home in Warren Avenue, Southampton. He shouted that he “paid for everything” and claimed that she owed him money during the attack on October 18. Brandis punched her to the stomach again before pulling her hair “to such an extent that strands came out”. Prosecution barrister, Ed Warren, told how the woman’s 19-year-old daughter then fled the apartment to call the police. However, Brandis, a forklift driver punched the girl in the stomach so she “could not breathe and causing her to fall to the floor”.
Prosecution barrister, James Wing told Southampton Crown Court on Thursday how Soan formerly of Botley Road, Southampton, called the woman repeatedly leaving about 70 messages left on her phone between August and October. “Habitually drunk” these messages included threats to kill her, other people - he even warned that the police would not stop him. Mr Wing told how during an incident in July, Soan had got up right into the woman’s face and threatened her, again claiming he was going to kill himself. A victim impact statement read out in court said how the woman now struggles to sleep, and how her home does not feel safe.