Helston man smashed phone due to relationship troubles
Dificulty in coming to terms with the ending of an eight-year relationship with his partner has seen a Helston man appear in court.
At Truro Magistrates’ Court Liam Smith, aged 24, of Bulwark Road, Helston, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to the phone to the value of £400 belonging to Jade Carbines at Helston on December 21.
The incident was due to anger over an issue with telephone messages he sent her, and he threw her phone |to the ground and broke it.
Anita Kennett, for the CPS, said she understood the relationship was unlikely to continue.
Smith was given a conditional discharge for a year and told to pay £200 compensation with court costs and surcharge of £100.
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