A PRISONER who sent a letter to a woman he was ‘obsessed’ with was jailed for breaching a restraining order.

A court heard that HMP Haverigg inmate Jack Stevenson-Grier, 24, wrote a letter to a woman he was banned from contacting under the order.

In the letter quoted by prosecutor Glen Anderton, Stevenson-Grier was said to have revealed his feelings to the woman and finished it by saying: “P.S I am going to take a really big risk in sending this letter.

“Please don’t tell anyone I have contacted you. I could get more prison time for this.

“I don’t want you to tell anyone.”

Prosecutor Glen Anderton told the court the letter was intercepted by staff before it left the prison because they were aware of the restraining order.

Appearing via video link at South Cumbria Magistrates’ court, the defendant pleaded guilty to attempting to breach a restraining order after conviction.

He was sentenced 15 weeks in prison.

Mr Anderton said the woman had suffered with anxiety and an eating disorder that was exacerbated because of the messages.

He said: “She stated they had never been boyfriend and girlfriend but the defendant was obsessed with her and believed they were.

“She previously indicated she had anxiety and had gone back on her medication.

“She said it was extremely distressing. She wants him to stop contacting her.”

Margaret Fawcett, mitigating, told magistrates Stevenson-Grier, of no fixed abode, had ‘always been homeless’ and committed crimes for a roof over his head.

She said he suffered with mental health issues and would have lived in a dedicated unit after recently being released from prison but there was no space on offer.

“There are a number of mental health issues going on," she said.

“He says he met her in rehab and thought there was something between them."

She added: "He has always been homeless.

“He breaches his restraining order to get back into prison for the home.”