A dad has been fitted with an electronic tag for deliberately flouting a court order protecting his partner.
Samuel Campbell, 26, blatantly ignored a Non Harassment Order and moved in with his partner Michelle Roy, to help look after their two young children.
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Paisley Sheriff Court heard Campbell, previously jailed for hurling a baby chair against a wall when his partner refused him drinking money, was rumbled on June 28 following the latest disturbance at the property in Gallowhill.
Procurator fiscal depute Maria Murdoch told the court there had been 20 domestic call outs to the complainer’s address during the stormy relationship with Campbell.
She said: “The accused, who was in breach of an NHO, had been residing with Ms Roy and the children.
“His partner, who has been diagnosed with postnatal depression, feels the accused was helping her.
“A verbal argument took place in relation to money on the day in question.
“The accused ignored her and this added to her frustration.
“She removed herself from the living room, went to a bedroom and struck herself on the face.
“The accused contacted police out of concern for Ms Roy, and also amid concern he would be reported for offences he had not committed.”
The court heard cops who attended found Ms Roy upset, but the accused cooperated with them and immediately admitted he was on a Non Harassment Order.
Defence agent Ruth Menzies said her client had only gone to the house in order to help support his partner with their two young children.
She said: “He accepts responsibility for this and had only gone there to help after he had been contacted by the complainer’s mother.
“He wanted to be of support to her and to help with their children.
“And he did contact the police himself to advise them of the situation.”
Ms Menzies asked the court to show her client leniency, even though he had clearly defied the court.
Sheriff Eoin McGinty told Campbell: “You have convictions for domestic violence and that is the reason it was felt a Non Harassment Order was needed in the first place to protect Ms Roy.”
He added it was not up to Campbell or Ms Roy to decide which court orders they complied with as they were put in place "to ensure the safety of an individual."
He spared Campbell, of Arthur Street in Paisley, jail but placed him on an electronic tag for four months, requiring him to remain indoors between 7pm and 7am, each day.
