A CAIA Park man has been spared jail after he made threats to kill his pregnant ex-partner.

Patrick Michael Gregory Hadley, of Y Wern, appeared at Mold Magistrates Court on Thursday morning.

The 21-year-old had previously been convicted of sending threatening messages to Stacey Gregory on March 1, as well as being drunk and disorderly and resisting a police officer on July 18.

Anouska Youds, prosecuting, told the court on the date of the first offence the complainant, Hadley's ex-partner received a call from him.

She was 32 weeks pregnant at the time and the defendant accused her of using their unborn child as a 'weapon.'

He became abusive, screaming and calling her a "fat rat."

The complainant received nine more calls for him that day, as well a number of texts.

In the messages he said: "I'm going to hunt you down tonight mate. I'm going to kill you and whoever else is with you."

He said it would be in her "best interest" to tell him where she was, making threats to harm her family as well.

"I will come for you all," he messaged, "It's not a threat. It's a promise," before hurling more insulting names at her.

She stopped responding and notified the police.

The court heard Hadley had received a suspended sentence in April this year for assaulting the complainant.

During the July 18 offences, which happened at Vicarage Hill in Wrexham, multiple officers were required to restrain him as he fought back when he was being placed in the van.

Catherine Jagger, defending, told the court her client had been "making progress" with the probation service.

She added he was "anxious" to be rehabilitated.

In a victim statement, read to the court, the complainant said the offence had made her very worried for her safety and that of her family.

District Judge Gwyn Jones told the defendant: "[The messages] were unpleasant, targeted, and had a significant impact on the way in which she deals with ordinary daily life."

However the District Judge agreed there was a prospect of rehabilitation in Hadley's case.

He handed down a 16 week sentence for the offensive messages and a concurrent two weeks for resisting police, but suspended them for 18 months.

No separate penalty was imposed for being drunk and disorderly but the defendant was ordered to pay costs of £620 and compensation of £200.

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