A victim angry at being told to report vandalism to his car on a non-emergency phoneline made 77 abusive calls to 999 threatening to kill officers.

Oliver Kapper from Sheerness saw red when he found his car keyed in Sittingbourne and called the police control room.

However, after the call taker asked him to redial the force’s non-emergency 101 number instead, the 30-year-old started to abuse them, making threats he had a knife.

His call was disconnected, but he proceeded to dial 999 a further 76 times, making threats to vandalise any police car that turned up, and also to stab and kill officers if they did arrive.

Kapper of Marine Parade, was later charged with two offences – making abusive calls to the police control room and persistently making use of a public communication network to cause annoyance.

He admitted both when he appeared before magistrates in Medway on August 23.

Prosecutor Christina Rowberry played two of the calls, made on July 28, to the bench.

Magistrates heard Kapper warn the call taker if officers didn’t come out he would have to be arrested for murder as he would “stab them all and kill them”.

He kept demanding officers be sent and then said he would “stab them up” and refused to give call takers his name.

He is heard getting even more aggressive when he realises no one will be coming and called the person on the other line a “ f****** scummy c***,” and then threatened to knife an officer in the back.

The court heard Kapper has previous convictions and was found by officers sitting in his damaged car at Medway Maritime Hospital, where he was arrested.

Defending himself, Kapper said: “I don’t have much of a case as excuses go. My mum passed away two years ago and my dad has a terminal illness.

“There was no justification [for my behaviour], I am sorry to anyone who heard it. I am sorry and I do apologise. It was grossly immature and a bad way to act.”

He was given a nine-week sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete 15 rehabilitation sessions. He must also pay a £154 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.