A 41-year-old man from Rhuallt has been handed a 44-week custodial sentence after he was twice found with a former partner a court had ordered him to stay away from.
Steven Warburton, of Hiraddug Road, was dealt with by magistrates in Llandudno on Monday, 9 November, having pleaded guilty to two breaches of a Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO).
The order
The DAPO was imposed on Warburton in September and was set to last 12 months. It barred him from any contact with the woman. Under its terms, he was prohibited from:
- going to any address where he knew she was
- contacting her through other people
- communicating with her on social media or by text
- contacting her by telephone
The breaches
Warburton was found in the woman’s company on two separate occasions despite those restrictions. The first was in Denbigh on 16 October, and the second was in St Asaph on 7 November.
Sentencing
After admitting both offences at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court, Warburton was ordered to serve 44 weeks in custody.
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