Man fined for breaching court order by turning up at ex's home

A Barrhead man who breached a court order by turning up at his ex-partner's house and refusing to leave has been fined.

- EMYLIE HOWIE

Darren McGonigle walked into his former partner's home in the town's Craighead Street in April 2023 but stayed put when asked to leave.

The boozed-up 37-year-old then went on to cause "fear or alarm" by repeatedly shouting and swearing in the street and from his own flat window.

The procurator fiscal depute told Paisley Sheriff Court: "Around 7pm on April 7, 2023, the victim returned home from a walk with her daughter and her dog.

"A short time later, she heard a knock at her door and it was a young male asking for his PlayStation back as he had loaned it to the victim.

"The PlayStation was returned and the victim went upstairs.