Burnley man to appear in court charged with series of offences including stalking making threats to kill and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal

A Burnley man, who was arrested last week after police received reports of several threatening and nasty messages being sent to a victim, is due to appear in court.
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Police stated the messages included threats to destroy the victim’s property and contained videos of the male hurting his dog. In consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Lancashire Police have charged Kristen Burbridge (26) of Branch Road, with four counts of criminal damage, two counts of making threats to kill, threatening criminal damage, intentional strangulation, stalking, sending malicious communications and causing unecessary suffering to an animal. Burbridge was remanded to appear before the courts in February.

Lancashire Police have reiterated the message to the public its commitment to secure charges against those who commit serious and violent offences of this nature and that it will not be tolerated.