A Sunderland man who breached a restraining order by bombarding his ex-girlfriend with numerous calls and messages has been jailed.
Jaq Martin was given a two-year restraining order against the woman after being convicted of battery when he spat in her face during an argument in a car last year. But the 22-year-old was hauled back in front of a judge at Newcastle Crown Court this week after he breached the order by contacting the woman from a private number on February 16.
Rachel Glover, prosecuting, said the woman received a call from Martin at around 7pm, where he aggressively accused her of "having a relationship with someone else". Ms Glover said he then tried to call her back 10 times in the space of eight minutes. He later sent her an email telling her to "go and rot" and made threats to cause damage.
