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County Durham teen who breached restraining order by stalking and burgling his mother avoids jail

A teenager who breached a restraining order by stalking and burgling his mother has avoided jail.

Ryan McHale harassed his own mum and caused "significant distress" by turning up to her home on several occasions and even burgled it and stole her mobile phone. The 18-year-old also pestered his ex-partner by turning up to her home and throwing stones at her window before following her.

During offences against his mum, McHale caused damage to her rented property, with resulted in her losing her tenancy due to the issues. The offences were committed in January this year.

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