A GRIMSBY man harassed his ex-girlfriend during a week-long campaign of persistent messages and threats, a court heard.
Karl Mabbitt, 30, of Elsenham Road, admitted a charge of harassment against Charlie Cole, who he had re-established communication with through a series of text messages.
David Godfrey, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court: "He had accepted that the relationship was over but suddenly his attitude changed," said Mr Godfrey.
"He became aggressive and made unwanted sexual suggestions."
Mabbitt accused her of sleeping with other men and demanded to know where she was.
He also started waiting outside her house and sending her messages asking where she was going when she left.
She changed her phone number to avoid his calls and messages but Mabbitt visited her home and left a note saying he would be back later.
She called the police, leading to Mabbitt shouting at her when he passed her in public.
The next day, Miss Cole was walking her children to school when Mabbitt again approached her.
He shouted that he would come to her house and yelled: "You're going to get it."
He later knocked on her door with a baseball bat and shouted at her again, and the following day, threatened her with a cosh. Simon Hirst, mitigating, said Mabbitt behaved appallingly but he had not caused any physical harm and had shown a great deal of remorse.
He was given a 10-month suspended prison sentence and a one-year restraining order, banning him from contacting Miss Cole or going to a named street in Grimsby.
