Morris appeared before magistrates in Swansea
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A MAN threatened a former partner after their relationship ended, by telling her he would take a hammer to her car, and told her: 'you really think I would let you get away with it?'
Nicolas Timothy Morris, of Kingdon [corr] Owen Road in Neath, had been in a relationship with his partner for three years before it had soured, but had repeatedly telephoned her between July and September this year. His victim had recorded some of the calls, one of which was played to Swansea Magistrates' Court, after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of harassment without violence.
In it, Morris, aged 49, could be heard telling his former partner she owed him money which he said he had loaned her to help pay for a car.
He went on to say 'how could a nice girl turn into such a bitch?' and 'you really think I am going to let you get away with it?'.
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Prosecuting, Andrew Smith said that in other calls not played to the court, he had told his victim: "I will take a hammer to your car, and you better make sure your dog is locked up at night".
In an victim impact statement read to the court, his former partner said: "I am constantly worried he will turn up at any time, not only near the house but anywhere I go.
"I make sure the house is always locked, and keep checking he is not there. There are places I don't go. I am worried he will be looking for me, and it has had a knock-on effect on my children as well, who will no longer answer the phone".
Mitigating, Steve Harrett said: "The phone call speaks volumes about the case. This was the break-up of a relationship, and she gives as good as she gets. She is endeavouring to get him to say something, by saying 'what are you going to to about it?', but he says nothing.
"This is not a sinister, stalking case, it is a split-up of a relationship."
Morris had pleaded guilty to the harassment charge on the basis he had telephoned her on five occasions to settle the financial dispute. Chairman of magistrates Sue Brown sentenced him to a community order for 12 months, and eighty hours unpaid work. He was also given a restraining order, preventing him from going within 50 yards of his victim, her home in Wern Road, Taibach, her workplace, or to refer to her on social media.
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