A MAN breached a restraining order by drunkenly turning up at his ex-partner's home and screaming, a court heard.
David Williams, of no fixed abode, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Thursday morning via video link from HMP Berwyn.
The 27-year-old had previously been convicted of breaching a restraining order and criminal damage.
Brett Williamson, prosecuting, told the court that the defendant received his restraining order on March 27 this year.
It was imposed to protect his former partner Sinaed Griffiths by prohibiting him from making contact or attending at her Wrexham home.
But on April 20, that's exactly what Williams did.
He was "kicking off" - drunkenly shouting and screaming and at one point he came into possession of a hammer.
The complainant captured a photo of him at the back of her property, "right up to the glass" as he held the object.
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The criminal damage charge related to Williams damaging a doorhandle to the value of £40 belonging to Wrexham Council.
Williams told police following his arrest that he knew he was in breach of the restraining order and that he did so due to difficulties in arranging child contact.
He had 29 previous convictions for 55 offences.
Philip Tully told the court: "Mr Williams accepts that the only appropriate sentence is immediate custody.
"I ask Your Honour to have in mind that both offences arise out of the same, short course of conduct.
"This is the first breach of the restraining order by him and there was no violence directed towards Sinaed Griffiths.
"He accepts his actions were foolish and would have caused her upset.
"His case is that he didn't arm himself as part of this offence - he took it (the hammer) off Ms Griffiths, who had it at her address."
Mr Killeen accepted his client's actions had constituted "a deliberate breach" of the order.
Judge Timothy Petts agreed to sentence Williams on the basis that he acquired the hammer at the scene rather than bringing it with him.
He handed down a 20 week term of immediate imprisonment and ordered the defendant to pay £40 compensation to Wrexham Council.
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