Father who threatened his ex gets suspended sentence
A father-of-three who continued to harass his former partner – despite having a new girlfriend and a young family – has avoided a prison sentence for a breach of his restraining order.
Mark Mills, aged 26, of Waverley Road, Darlaston, appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Wednesday.
He was given a 12-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, as well as a 150-hour unpaid work order with a 15 day rehabilitation activity requirement.
He was also ordered to pay £1,200 in costs and was given another restraining order lasting for three years.
The court heard how Mills, who has two young boys with his former partner, contacted her after she told him she was seeing another man. Mills then visited her brother's house where he knew she would be.
He threatened to tell her employer and social services that her new boyfriend was a drug addict.
Mills later drove his former partner in his car, and though she was given opportunity to leave, Mill's actions breached the terms of his previous restraining order.
Recorder Benjamin Mills said: "I hope you feel ashamed.
"The probation service has written that you continue to see your former partner as an obstacle to seeing your children and not as a victim.
"I hope that this sentence gives you time to reflect on how to be a good father and a decent man," he added.
