Husband flies into rage upon finding another man in estranged wife’s house after ‘multiple affairs’

A cuckolded husband who had put up with his wife having “multiple affairs” finally snapped and punched her new lover when he found the pair together.

David Lukey, an aerospace engineer, had returned to the family home and flew into a rage when he found his wife Andrea half-dressed and evidence of another man in the house. The furious 46-year-old searched the house and when he found Christopher Andrews in the kitchen, Lukey lost his temper and punched him in the mouth, splitting his lip.

He then embarked on a rampage, smashing two TVs and destroying family photos before trying to drag his estranged wife from the property, accidentally ripping off her top in the process. The police were called and Lukey was arrested for assault and causing criminal damage at the suburban address in Blandford, Dorset.

Lukey was spared jail after he told magistrates he had reacted ‘under extreme provocation’ to his wife’s ‘multiple affairs’. The couple had been married for 10 years, magistrates in Poole heard, buying and moving into the semi-detached property in Barnes Close in 2021.

The relationship had ‘struggled’ for a few years before the couple finally separated about six weeks before this incident, Jason Spelman, prosecuting, told the court. Mr Spelman said that Mrs Lukey had considered herself single.

The couple had an agreement that Lukey could return to the house to see his children and do his washing. He arrived to do laundry at 10.30am on September 20 last year when the children were at school and found the front door locked, the blinds closed and someone else’s car on the drive.

Mr Spelman said: “He arrived to do some washing and saw a vehicle he did not recognise. His wife appeared wearing minimal clothing and he described feeling f**ing livid knowing there was another man in the house. He said they had an agreement that she could live at the home and he would pay the mortgage provided she did not have any men in the family home.”

In her police statement, Mrs Lukey said: “Chris didn’t retaliate, he kept trying to tell David to calm down. David was yelling at us to get out of the house. I felt very threatened. He smashed the television screens, smashed photos on the bedside table and the door under the stairs.

“Then he tried to forcibly remove me from the house by my arm. He ripped my top and pulled it off, leaving me topless. Again Chris tried to get him to stop, a few moments later the police arrived. I was not physically hurt but I was very scared of David. I noticed Chris had blood on his lip.”

In a victim impact statement, Mrs Lukey, who is originally from the Czech Republic, said: “This has been really hard throughout. I feel scared of the person who meant the world to me once, I left my whole life in Prague for David.” She said she had to leave her job as her ex had been ‘lurking around’ and she hoped he would now leave her alone and allow her to rebuild her and the children’s lives.

Lukey, now living in St Leonards, near Ferndown, told police he was ‘so f***ing angry’ and smashed items to hold himself back from hurting Mrs Lukey but he didn’t mean to pull her top off and expose her. He told the court: “I have lived 14 months of hell leading up to this. My wife had multiple affairs, many things happened and it has led to me losing everything – my children, my wife, my home, my pets.

“I have had to pick myself back up, I’ve completely quit drinking, I spend as much time as I can with my kids and friends, I go out for nature walks which has helped my mental health. I feel like I have suffered and been punished more than enough. For 46 years I have been a credit to any community I have been a part of. I hold myself to a high standard and I have slipped below that standard once, under extreme provocation.”

He admitted two charges of assault by beating against Mrs Lukey and Mr Andrews and one offence of criminal damage and was sentenced at Poole Magistrates’ Court. He was handed a 12-month community order, told to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, complete 30 rehabilitation days, pay £500 compensation for the damage and £199 costs and victim surcharge.

He was also made subject to a restraining order not to contact Mrs Lukey or attend his former home. Mr Andrews didn’t want to make any comment about the matter, saying it ‘wasn’t worth the hassle.’