Vicious man strangled his twin sister then tried to escape onto his mum's roof
17.02.2023 - 13:05
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man viciously strangled his twin sister and then climbed onto the roof of his mum's house in a bid to escape from police.
Kian Platten launched a violent rampage at his mother's home after calling her a 's**g' and threatening to slit her throat, a court heard. When police were called to the house, the 20-year-old was founding hiding in the loft covered in insulation material, Hull Live reports.
He threatened to stab an officer in the neck with a makeshift weapon before removing felt and tiles and scrambling out on to the roof. Platten hurled a tile at a policeman who had grabbed hold of his leg in a brave bid to stop him escaping, but the officer's foot fell through a bedroom ceiling.
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It was only with the help of a colleague that he narrowly avoided plunging to the floor. Platten, of Somerville Court, Hedon, admitted assaulting his twin sister, causing actual bodily harm, as well as affray, sending menacing messages and two offences of criminal damage.
Cathy Kioko-Gilligan, prosecuting, told Hull Crown Court that Platten's sister was house sitting at her mother's home in Hedon, but he did not know about this. He made a series of telephone calls to his sister, asking her to contact their mother about a pair of shoes.
He became threatening during the calls, saying that he was going to smash his mother's windows. "He then sent a number of threatening text messages to his sister," said Miss Kioko-Gilligan.
"Some stated that he was going to smash her windows, others called their mother a s**g and threatened to slit her throat."
The sister was looking after two young children in the living room when, suddenly,