Mold Crown Court

Jonathan Harley, 45, from Sealand, and Victoria Mulvihil met in 2019, the court heard, but it soon soured.

Nicholas Lloyd, 47, also falsely accused his wife of infidelity and threatened to kill her and their children on a trip to Lapland "to make life easier".

The officer said it was the "scariest" incident he had experienced in his 27-year career.