Man is jailed for ten months after holding a Russian Baikal.177 air rifle to his wife’s head in front of their two children when she refused to dance to his favourite Bryan Adams song Please Forgive Me

• Dean Prosser, 48, pointed the Russian Baikal.177 air rifle at his wife during a row 
• It was after a boozy night out when he asked her to dance to their wedding song 
• However, his partner said she was too tired and an argument soon occured
• Their daughter said she saw her ‘dad pick up a gun. He pointed it at her head’ 

Dean Prosser (pictured), 48, from South Wales, pointed the Russian Baikal.177 air rifle at his partner during a row

A husband has been jailed for ten months for holding an air rifle to his wife’s head after she refused to dance to his favourite Bryan Adams song.

Dean Prosser, 48, from Pontllanfraith, near Blackwood, South Wales, pointed the Russian Baikal.177 air rifle at his partner during a row after a boozy night out when he asked her to dance to their wedding song. 

Prosser and his wife had returned home from a night at the pub when he became ’emotional’ and played Please Forgive Me by Canadian singer Bryan Adams, which was the couple’s first dance for their big day. 

But Prosser’s wife said she was too tired to dance when asked, to which he said ‘you don’t love me’ before starting an argument, prosecutor Rachel Knight told Cardiff Crown Court.

Their daughter described hearing her mother say: ‘No Dean, please stop it’ – and then added: ‘I saw my dad pick up a gun. He pointed it at her head.’

She said her mother was ‘petrified’ in the showdown at their home and the court heard how Prosser’s son called 999 at around 3am.

Prosser’s wife said she was too tired to dance when asked to sway to their wedding song, to which her husband said ‘you don’t love me’ before starting an argument, prosecutor Rachel Knight told Cardiff Crown Court (pictured)

Prosser accepted pointing it at his wife for ‘a few seconds’ but said it was not loaded. The defendant stated he thought it would ‘shut her up’, adding: ‘I wanted her to stop nagging me.’

Prosser admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Steven Donoghue, defending, said the rifle was not held to her head for long, adding: ‘I accept it must have been absolutely terrifying for her, clearly.’

Mr Donoghue added: ‘He is terribly ashamed and sorry for doing what he did that night.’

Judge Daniel Williams jailed Dean Prosser for 10 months and made an order for the air rifle to be destroyed. 

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