A man who terrified his ex-partner in Peterborough by running at her with a knife while wearing a balaclava has been jailed.

Cambridgeshire Police said Logan Cook, 24, carried out the incident in 2024.

A force spokesperson explained: “At about 1.30pm on 28 August 2024, the victim was standing outside near to her home in Peterborough, talking to two people, when a car suddenly pulled up.

“Cook jumped out (of a car), dressed all in black, wearing a balaclava and armed with a knife.

“He ran towards the trio shouting, “come on then, come on then”. The group fled into a nearby block of flats before managing to escape into the victim’s home.

“Cook ran to the building but eventually turned back and returned to the vehicle.

Police said the terrified victim called the police the following day.

A few days later, Northamptonshire officers spotted the vehicle. Following a pursuit, Cook fled on foot but was chased down and arrested.

At a hearing earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to harassment - breach of a restraining order, and possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place.

Cook, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison at Peterborough Crown Court on Tuesday, 24 March.

A further charge of threatening a person with a bladed article was ordered to lie on file and he was handed a further four-year restraining order.

Police said that sentencing, Judge Matthew Lowe described Cook as a “troubled man” who had driven to the victim’s home “to intimidate and disguise himself”. “The defendant achieved his objectives by terrifying the victim and her friends,” he added.

DC Igor Simonov, who investigated, said: “Cook deliberately turned up at the victim’s home armed with a knife and disguised, clearly intending to frighten her. His behaviour was terrifying and completely unacceptable.

“Thanks to swift, coordinated work by officers across two counties, he was identified, located and arrested before he could cause any further harm.”