MAN Who Tried To Kill His Wife Later Exposed Himself To Schoolgirls

A MAN previously jailed for attempting to murder his wife is back behind bars after exposing himself to schoolgirls.

- DAVID POWELL

Christopher Deakin, 55, drove past young girls on two separate occasions while performing a sex act.

He admitted two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of children. A judge on Tuesday called it a worrying case and jailed the defendant for 20 months.

The court also heard Deakin had been jailed for eight years in 2007 for attempted murder. His wife suffered 22 stab wounds after Deakin flew into a rage because he thought she was seeing another man.

At Mold Crown Court, the judge said exposure used to be "ridiculed" but recent events have shown it can be a precursor to more serious sexual offending. Prosecutor Laura Knightly said the incidents happened in Wrexham on June 10 and in Flintshire on October 9 this year.

In the first incident Deakin drove past two girls, aged eleven and 12, at 8.20am. He performed a sex act with his window down.

The girls felt scared and told their parents that evening, saidMs Knightly. Police investigated and found CCTV showing the defendant's van driving past the youngsters.