Portadown man, accused of kicking his ex's door and breaking an ashtray, is ordered to pay £5 compensation, Craigavon court hears
A Co Armagh man, who went round to his ex-partner’s house and broke an ashtray, has been ordered to pay £5 restitution.
Aaron Yeo, aged 31, from Ulsterville Grove, Portadown, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with criminal damage and attempted criminal damage.
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On August 9 this year police were called to an “on-going domestic” in the Ulsterville Grove area of Portadown and found two males at the doorway.
The injured party told police her ex-partner, the defendant, had arrived at the house, kicked the door and broke an ashtray which was outside on a balcony.
She provided police with camera footage of the incident and police saw damage to the ashtray. Yeo made full admissions during interview, a Prosecutor said.
His solicitor, Mr Richard Monteith, told the court about “comments” which had been made and the reason why he had gone to his ex-partner’s house.
Handing the District Judge a document, Mr Monteith said it will explain “unfortunately and quite wrongly what had provoked the defendant to take the action which he knows and accepts was entirely wrong”.
He said his client has a clear record and the Pre-Sentence Report was “very helpful”. “I respectfully say that immediate custody is not required here,” said the solicitor.
"You will be aware this is a very serious offence. Your behaviour not only resulted in fear to your ex-partner but there were also children in the house at the time of your offence,” said District Judge Suzanne Rice.
Yeo was given 100 hours of Community Service with a two-year Probation Order and ordered to pay £5 restitution for the ashtray.