A JEALOUS man has had a court order imposed to stop him from contacting his former partner.

South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court heard the Barrow man carried out acts associated with stalking after his ex-girlfriend split up with him following ‘an incident’ days earlier.

Cumbria Constabulary lawyer Gemma Rogerson outlined how there had been several incidents reported to the police in the aftermath of the breakup.  

Ms Rogerson said: “He sent a number of emails and texts to the woman, as well as messages to the woman’s friends and family about their relationship.

“He sent her flowers on Valentine’s Day and a number of videos on social media relating to not leaving people who are mentally ill.

“He turned up to her workplace without her knowledge and said he was returning the keys to her."

The court heard no keys were returned.

Ms Rogerson said days later the woman heard a noise while she was asleep at her home.

"She awoke at 5:43 am to see the man stood at the end of her bed," she said."She did not know he was there. He told her he was trying to go through her phone.

“He was captured leaving on her Ring doorbell but not captured arriving which suggests he gained access to the property from the back.”

The court heard the woman then received a number of notifications of people trying to access her account on social media.

It is believed this was a sign her former partner was trying to get into her accounts, the court was told.

Ms Rogerson added that the man had sent a number of emails. The emails read: ‘I am sorry how much I have hurt you, ‘I regret my actions’ and ‘I hate myself for what I have done’.

The male was arrested and interviewed before being released on police bail with non-contact prohibitions.

He told police in an interview that he wanted to access the woman’s phone for evidence of her cheating.

Since his arrest, the woman reported that she had seen the man drive past her on two occasions.

Furthermore, the woman said that the man had followed her new social media accounts using a hidden profile.

The man did not attend court and did not dispute the woman’s statement.

As a result, magistrates imposed a two-year stalking protection order.