'You need to stay off the drink', judge tells man who pleaded guilty to breaching domestic order

Accused's former partner said she was 'a prisoner in my own home' and was 'overwhelmed by him coming around', court heard

Accused was sentenced to four months in prison. Picture: Dan Linehan

A woman was in fear of her ex-partner and pleaded with him to stay away from her, but found time in her victim impact statement to wish him well with his life.

Judge Mary Dorgan quoted from the victim impact statement in which the woman said: “I am a prisoner in my own home. I am overwhelmed by him coming around and constantly being put down on Facebook. He is 44 — he needs to cop on.”