Ballymena man damaged his gran's TV after she told him to stop drinking

Sean Christie (27), of Fisherwick Crescent, Ballymena, had been "drinking heavily" on October 13, Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, heard.

A defence solicitor said Christie, who appeared at court via video link from prison, wished to apologise to his grandmother.

District Judge Nigel Broderick told him: "This would have been a frightening incident for your grandmother."

Christie was jailed for four months and a two-year Restraining Order was put in place.