A DAD who believed his ex was seeing someone new threw a bottle of Coke through her window.

Stuart Lee Crawford had been in a relationship with Natasha Harman for two years but they split up in 2017, South Cumbria Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday.

Miss Harman ended the relationship a year ago "because of Mr Crawford's attitude towards her," prosecutor Pam Smith said.

However the couple had remained in close contact "for the sake of their two children".

"After the birth of their youngest Mr Crawford had been more present and had been asking who she was seeing," Mrs Smith told the court.

"Miss Harman said 'he thinks I'm in a relationship with a Mr Gott which I wasn't but it has caused him to be very jealous'."

On Thursday October 25 Miss Harman was at her home in Nelson Street in Millom with her friends Miss Steel and Mr Gott, when Crawford turned up.

"He was coming up to the living room window, knocking on it and then walking away," the prosecutor said.

"Miss Harman said 'I could see him saying he was going to smash his (Mr Gott's) face in'."

Crawford, of Wellington Street, refused to leave and at around 12.50am he threw a full bottle of Coke at the window causing it to smash.

In a statement to police Miss Harman's friend Miss Steel said: "For an hour he was coming back and kept saying 'you're making a mug out of me'. I was scared. Natasha was telling him to leave, she closed the curtains and that's when he smashed the window.

"I grabbed one of the children and took him upstairs to a place of safety."

When Crawford was later arrested he made no comment during his police interview.

Representing himself in court the 32-year-old disputed that the incident had anything to do with Mr Gott.

"Since we broke up she has been making it more and more difficult for me to see the children," he added.

Crawford pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £30 surcharge. He was also given a 12-month restraining order prevnting him from contacting Miss Harman unless through the family court.