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Mar
Man admits smashing woman’s window in Harrogate after argument
A man has admitted to smashing a woman's window in Harrogate after the two of them fell out.
Wayne Ilsley, 37, appeared at Harrogate Magistrates Court today (March 19) when he pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage and one count of obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of their duty.
Alison Whiteley, prosecuting, told the court the defendant had been at a woman’s house on Fairfax Avenue on December 23 last year.
The pair had been drinking throughout the day, but Ilsley left the property after an argument broke out between them.
Ilsley later returned the house and was “being abusive” towards the named woman and her friend.
The woman called the police, the court heard, and when officers arrived at 10.40pm that evening, they saw the defendant “pick up an item and smash [woman’s] window”.
Ms Whiteley said Ilsley began fighting with officers but they eventually got control of him.
She added:
The defendant made a full admission to police. He said he smashed the window because he was ‘so angry’.
The value of the broken window is unclear.
Ilsley, of an address in the Eastwood area of Nottingham, has 40 offences on his record.
‘An argument between friends’
Andrew Tinning, defending, told the magistrates he does not believe the offence was a “revenge attack”, but instead the result of “an argument between friends”.
The court heard Ilsley had been to a funeral that day, before going to the woman’s house to drink alcohol.
“We are somewhat in the dark about exactly what happened”, Mr Tinning said, adding:
Mr Ilsley says he threw a stone but told police something had been thrown at him beforehand.
The court heard a comment was made that upset Ilsley at the time, but Mr Tinning said this “does not excuse the way he acted”.
“He shouldn’t have done what he did, but it was a dispute between friends”, he added.
Due to the defendant's build, police felt they needed to take the defendant to the ground at the time to “take control of the situation”. This led Ilsley to "react the way he did".
The magistrates didn’t believe the incident was a “revenge attack” and ordered Ilsley to pay a total of £253. This comprises a £120 fine, a £48 surcharge and £85 in prosecution costs.
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