Crime & Safety
Montgomery County Man Broke Into Girlfriend's Home, Banged Her Head On Wall: Report
The arrested man allegedly said that upon release, he would "do worse to her or kill her."
A Towamencin man who broke into his girlfriend’s home in Lansdale, banged her head against the wall, and threatened to kill her, has been sentenced to nine months probation, according to a story in The Reporter.
Francesco “Frankie” Panariello, 34, of Springhouse Court, was allegedly historically abusive to his girlfriend during the two years of their relationship, the report states.
On the night of September 20, 2014, Panariello, his boss, and some co-workers went to Via Marconi’s Smokehouse Tavern, and Frankie’s boss flirted with his girlfriend and asked for her number, according to the report.
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The girlfriend left, but Panariello blamed her for the incident, and broke into her home at 1 a.m. that night, breaking the window, banging her head against the wall eight times, and threatening to kill her, the report states.
He allegedly said that if he ever went to jail, he would “do worse to her or kill her,” according to the report.
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