A man "barged" through the door of his ex-partner's home and became verbally abusive while a restraining order was in place preventing him from contacting her. 

Carl Chadwick arrived at the victim's home in Bury before later subjecting her to unwanted phone calls and texts.

He appeared at a hearing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Tuesday while being held at HMP Forest Bank in Salford.

The court heard that Chadwick had been in a relationship with his victim for around a decade before he was imposed with a restraining order in 2021, which prevented him from contacting her.

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But Hugh Edwards, prosecuting, told the court that in January this year, Chadwick, had breached the terms of a restraining order by turning up to his former partner’s home and banging on the window before walking into the property.

Chadwick's victim was reluctant to challenge him, or to ask him to leave for fear he would "turn nasty", the prosecutor said.

The court was told that Chadwick stayed at the property overnight and became verbally abusive, telling his victim she was "disgusting".

After the victim left her home to go to work, Chadwick continued to harass her by repeatedly calling and texting her and following her to her workplace.

In a victim statement read by Mr Edwards, she said: “I have made it quite clear to Carl that I don’t want him in my life.

"I just want him to leave me alone.”

After being charged, Chadwick, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of stalking and two counts of breaching a restraining order.

The court also heard that Chadwick has a previous conviction for actual bodily harm after punching and stamping on his victim.

Patrick Buckley, defending, acknowledged that the gravity of Chadwick’s offences meant that he was prepared for a custodial sentence to be imposed.

He added: “He has pleaded guilty to what he feels is his responsibility, so people don’t have to live with the prosect of a trial, it takes the sting out of it.”

Addressing Chadwick, Recorder Abigail Hudson said: “You barged through her door, she didn’t dare challenge you.

“She pacified you, she allowed you to stay over, you didn’t leave, tried to pick fights and waited for her.”

“She didn’t explicitly tell you to go away, but this court did.

“In my judgement there can be no alternative to custody.”

Recorder Hudson sentenced Chadwick, Wham Street, Heywood, to two years in prison, with half to be served on licence.

She also imposed a restraining order banning Chadwick from contacting his victim and from visiting certain streets in Bury.