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Intruder with Cable Ties Sentenced to 18 Years
16 Oct
Summary
- Man sentenced to 18 years for home invasion and attempted false imprisonment.
- Intruder found with cable ties, duct tape, and a hammer near the victim.
- Parents detained the attacker until police arrived at the scene.
A 43-year-old man, Christopher Buxey, received an 18-year prison sentence for a terrifying home invasion in a village near Chichester, West Sussex. In the early hours of June 4, Buxey broke into a family home and attempted to seize a teenage girl from her bed. The victim awoke to find him dressed in black, wearing a balaclava and gloves.
Alerted by their daughter's screams, the girl's parents discovered her struggling with the intruder. Buxey assaulted the parents as he tried to flee, but they successfully detained him until the police arrived. Upon his arrest, officers discovered pre-looped cable ties, duct tape, a torch, and a multitool with a hammer among his possessions. Buxey was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court for attempted false imprisonment, trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence, and actual bodily harm, in addition to separate child sex abuse charges in Hampshire.
