Man stole ‘every penny’ from grandparents forcing them to food banks

Ashley Partington left his grandparents eating from food banks (Picture: Devon and Cornwall Police)

A grandson has been jailed after intimidating and fleecing his elderly grandparents, leaving them with no money to put food on the table or heat their home.

Ashley Partington, 33, was abusive, aggressive and threatened his grandparents with knives and hammers to extract money from them, a court heard.

He took around £5,000 from their State pensions and small private pension, and...