A WOMAN was left afraid to be in her own home alone after windows were smashed by a 22-year-old man.
Blackburn magistrates heard Stephen Ryan Cairney had made threats towards Olivia McCormack’s property and she had asked a neighbour to keep an eye out while she was at work.
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But when she got home, £170 worth of damage had been caused.
Cairney, 22, of Exchange Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to criminal damage.
He was given a conditional discharge for 12 months, ordered to pay £170 compensation, £150 criminal court charge, £85 costs and £15 victim surcharge.
Cairney was also made subject to a restraining order for six months.
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