Man jailed for criminal damage

A man's been sent back to prison after smashing up his ex-girlfriend's home.

26 year old Jon-Paul Fayle of no fixed address admitted criminal damage when he appeared before High Bailiff Jayne Hughes at Douglas Courthouse.

A further charge of theft was withdrawn by prosecution advocate James Robinson.

The court heard Fayle had started a relationship with a woman shortly after he left prison.

But on April 14, she told him she'd been unfaithful - and Fayle responded by smashing two televisions and stabbing a wall with a large kitchen knife.

Mrs Hughes heard Fayle had been on licence from Jurby jail and had since been recalled into custody.

She told him only a jail sentence was appropriate for the offence, and sent him to prison for 16 weeks.