Benjamin Liam Sheppard, a joiner residing in Runcorn with established connections to Chester, Frodsham, and Helsby, has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after admitting to a campaign of domestic abuse, physical violence, stalking, and witness intimidation.
Sheppard appeared before the Crown Court on 24 September 2026, where he entered formal guilty pleas to five separate criminal counts:
- Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship
- Stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress
- Two counts of assault by beating
- Threatening a witness
The court heard that Sheppard subjected his victim to repeated episodes of violence, psychological control, and intimidation. The physical assaults inflicted injuries that have resulted in permanent scarring, leaving the victim with lifelong physical reminders of the abuse. Alongside the physical assaults, Sheppard conducted a campaign of stalking of such severity that it caused the victim constant fear of violence and serious alarm.
In an effort to undermine the criminal investigation, Sheppard targeted and threatened an individual who was due to provide evidence, adding a charge of witness intimidation to his indictment.
Under standard UK sentencing guidelines, victims of domestic abuse and stalking are protected by comprehensive restraining orders to prevent future harassment or contact upon an offender’s release.
The presiding judge sentenced Sheppard to an aggregate custodial term of 48 months (four years). Under standard determinate sentencing arrangements, Sheppard will serve up to half of his sentence in custody before being released on licence under the supervision of the Probation Service for the remainder of the term.
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