Penarth man done for harassment and Barry man fined

In the latest round-up of court cases, Adam Boyles was given a suspended prison sentence for harassment and breaching a restraining order.

Between April 8 and April 22, Boyles, of Penarth’s Hickman Road, sent voice notes and posted on social media about a woman he was prohibited from speaking to due to a restraining order.

He pleaded guilty to one charge of harassment and one charge of breaching a restraining order at Cardiff Magistrates Court on April 24.

On June 21, Boyles, 37, was handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years. It was noted he committed the offence on a suspended sentence, while one of the mitigating factors in this sentence being suspended was the realistic chance of rehabilitation.

Boyles was also made to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £154.

A man from Barry was fined for sending a threatening text (Image: Google Maps)

Simon Breen, of High Street, Barry, was fined for sending threatening texts and messages on Facebook.

On January 8, at Barry, Breen sent private Facebook messages and made several public comments on the platform that were deemed grossly offensive. He also sent a text message that conveyed a threat.

On June 22, at Cardiff Magistrates, Breen, 46, was made to pay compensation of £100 for each offensive and fined £80 for the text message. He was also placed under a community order for 35 days.