A CARJACKER who threatened a woman with a knife before stealing her "dream" car has been handed an extended sentence.

As reported in the Daily Echo, Shaun Lee committed a string of crimes on Wednesday, March 22, just a week after a judge deferred sentencing him for five thefts and a commercial burglary.

Lee, of Owls Road in Boscombe, was also within the commission period of two suspended sentences at the time of the spree.

A court heard Sally Anstee had parked her £6,500 Mazda in Keswick Road at around 1.30pm.

The roof of the convertible MX5 was down.

As she started the vehicle, she saw a knife against the driver's side window and heard a man say: "Get out of the ******* car."

Ms Anstee turned to see Lee, 42, standing by the side of her car. As she clung to the steering wheel, he opened the door and dragged her onto the road.

He then drove off at speed, stopping outside Iceland in Westbourne, where he snatched £180 from a till before driving off again.

Witness reported the engine revving and wheels spinning as he attempted to force his way through traffic. He collided with a van and then reversed the Mazda, "bouncing" off parked cars as he did so.

He then drove onto the Wessex Way, where he again attempted to force his way through traffic before hitting a Mercedes and a Ford Fiesta near County Gates.

Leaving the wreckage of the vehicle behind, Lee escaped on foot but was quickly tracked down in a nearby garden by police.

As officers approached him, he pulled a knife from his jacket and made "slashing motions".

He then cut his own neck, causing a wound that required medical assistance.

Police were able to use Pava spray on the defendant before restraining him.

It was heard that the defendant was "significantly depressed, suicidal and intoxicated" at the time of the offences.

Lee admitted robbery, possessing a kitchen knife, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, threatening two police officers with a knife in Pine Tree Glen, affray and failing to provide a specimen.

He also admitted two counts of theft.

On Thursday, Lee appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court, where he was sentenced to six years in prison, as well as a four-year extension on licence as a result of the harm he poses to the public.