A NAFERTON stalker who harassed his former partner has been given a 20 week suspended prison sentence to hang over his head for two years.
Benjamin Dare, 27, could not accept his partner of more than five years no longer wanted him. Despite her taking out a non-molestation order to keep him away he bombarded her with telephone calls.
He was arrested and imprisoned for breaching the order after Sam Thompson told police Dare had come to her home when she was just about to drop their five-year-old and pushed the front door open. She claimed he said: “Don’t wind me up. I will follow you, when you drop him off, I will kick your f***ing head-in - so no man will ever look at you.”
Dare of Wansford Road, Naffterton, appeared in custody at Hull Crown Court on Monday (February 18) to be sentenced for breaching the restraining order imposed by York County Court on January 4. He denied threatening to petrol bomb her home when she was away.
Crown barrister Simon Waley said Dare was prevented from going within 100metres of Ms Thompson’s home, making threats, or inciting other people to make threats.
Mr Waley said: “The Crown say he behaved in a way which breach all three.”
Defence barrister Claire Holmes said Dare admitted he had breached the order. “There were threats made. He accepts it was repeated.”
She said what he denied was the extent of what was alleged to have been said in front of his son. She said he had been in prison since his arrest on January 19.
Recorder Gary Cook told Mr Dare he had spent enough time in custody and gave him a 20 week suspended prison sentence which would allow his immediate release.