BREACHING a non-molestation order by contacting his former partner has cost a Shipley man £500 and 100 hours in unpaid work.

Appearing before magistrates in Bradford, Kyle Kelly, 22, of Festival Avenue, faced three charges of breaching an order on July 18 and September 13 this year, made at Bradford Family Court on November 27 last year. He had been ordered not to contact Chloe O’Neill.

He also faced one charge of using threatening behaviour at a Bradford shop after following his former partner. Kelly, changed his plea to guilty for all charges on the day of the trial on November 6.

The probation service said Kelly had been ‘desperate’ to see his children and realised he had been foolish when he sent text messages and attended the woman’s address.

Magistrates heard Kelly realised he must go through the family court in future. He was also given a £90 surcharge, a 12 month restraining order and a 20-day rehabilitation order.