Abuser Who Made Woman Bark Like A Dog Caught Hiding In The Fridge By Police

Police in Rochester, Kent, have arrested domestic abuser Dean Foord, 33, after finding him chilling inside his own fridge.

Foord had subjected his partner to a 6-month campaign of mental and physical abuse, including locking her in a room and forcing her to bark like a dog to be let out…

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A violent abuser from Rochester who tried to escape justice by hiding in a fridge has been jailed. Dean Foord, 33, was arrested in December 2025 and, during a search, officers found him in possession of cocaine. He was later charged, and following a trial found guilty of actual bodily harm, criminal damage, threats to kill, common assault, controlling and coercive behaviour, and possession of a class A drug. At Maidstone Crown Court on Tuesday 30 June, he was jailed for 3 years.

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Foord had controlled his partner’s social media accounts and made her cut contact with friends and loved ones. She was only allowed to leave the house when he gave her permission, and wouldn’t even let her have a phone (he sold her phone to pay off a drug debt).

He spent all her money on drugs, alcohol, gambling and scratch cards, and was physically violent towards her.

He also filmed himself threatening her with a knife (smart), throwing a bucket of dirty water over her, and saying he was going to kill her.

In the end, Foord was jailed for 3 years for ABH, possession of cocaine, criminal damage, threats to kill, common assault, controlling & coercive behaviour. Seems a pretty light sentence, to be honest. Is this guy realistically going to return to society after his sentence a changed man?

Investigating officer Police Constable George Fisher said: ‘Foord is a violent bully who used fear, violence and intimidation to control almost every aspect of the victim’s life.

‘He tried to hide from officers in a fridge, but there are no hiding places. This shows that we will track offenders down and bring them to justice. ‘I also commend the victim for the courage she has shown in coming forward and helping to secure this conviction.’

For the wanted domestic abuser who was told to ‘come back tomorrow’ when he tried to hand himself in at Grimsby police station, click HERE. Top police work there.