KYLE HERBERT

MAN JAILED FOR BREACHING RESTRAINING ORDER AND THREATENING TO KILL EX

A dad has been jailed for continually breaching his restraining order against his ex - and threatening to kill her.

Kyle Herbert, 28, of Broad Street, Leek, was sentenced to 25 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on October 24 for three counts of breaching the order, and one count of making threats to kill.

Prosecuting, Jonathan Dickinson said: “He and the victim began a relationship in 2019.

It was initially good but began to deteriorate when he started to become controlling and jealous.

In November 2020 she had a child with him.

In the past there was occasions where she had reported him to the police and he had been arrested.

It resulted in a restraining order being made.

On New Year’s Eve 2020 he turned up at her house drunk.

When she tried to prevent him getting in he grabbed her arm and twisted it up behind her back.

He said he would break the restraining order.

He pleaded guilty to two offences from that incident.

Herbert has 43 previous convictions including battery, theft, possession of a weapon, ABH and stalking.

He is remorseful for what he did and has expressed regret.

The court also imposed a new restraining order for five years.

Sentencing remarks highlighted his background, including childhood abuse and care placement, and that he had been a good prisoner prior to sentencing.