A furnace builder from Warrington made malicious and sinister communications to his former partner after assaulting her, a court heard.
Kane Moore grabbed and pushed his former partner after he lost his temper when she had been unable to borrow some shin pads he wanted.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that he ran up screaming to her bedroom and shouted, ‘I f…ing hate you, you’re a f….ing b….h’ and he threw her PlayStation controller on the floor.
She told him to leave her alone, and he “grabbed her and pushed her, causing injuries,” said Megan Cox, prosecuting.
The mum-of-two called the police and he ran away, but the next day, June 1 last year, he began texting her, some abusive and some trying to win her back.
He accused her of talking to a man on Facebook Messenger and threatening to kill him and calling her a ‘f…ing rat.’
Moore aged 33, of Venns Road, Warrington, who has three previous convictions for five offences, including assault, pleaded guilty to battery and sending malicious communications.
Stella Hayden, defending, said, “He struggled to deal with his emotions in this relationship. He knows it is over and needs to work to address the deficits in his conduct.”
The judge, Recorder Phil Barnes, told him, “You introduced an element I find quite sinister, manipulative and jealous. Your record shows an inability to control yourself in public order situations.”
He described the push as “a momentary loss of control in a ridiculous argument” but said the malicious messages involved “threats, control and jealousy.
“It causes me concern about the risk you pose in the future in domestic circumstances, if that is how you feel you can behave to a partner who stood up to you.”
The judge sentenced him to an 18-month community order and ordered him to carry out 30 days of rehabilitation activities and 120 hours of unpaid work. He also imposed a three-year restraining order and ordered him to pay £250 compensation and £250 towards the prosecution costs.
