A ROSYTH man who pestered his former partner for more than nine months after they split up has landed himself in more trouble.

As a result, 53-year-old William Stewart, Primrose Avenue, found himself back in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He has now breached a community payback order and also a non-harassment order.

Depute fiscal Amy Robertson said Stewart had gone to the woman’s door at 12.45am and shouted, “It’s the police” then “Sorry.”

He continued “shouting and rambling” which led to the woman calling the police who found him near her home.

He admitted he breached the non-harassment order on January 30 by attending at the woman’s house and shouting through her front door.

Stewart was previously caught on CCTV staring through the woman’s window and kicking her door when she was out.

He admitted that between January 1 and October 7 at St Andrews Street, Dunfermline, he engaged in an abusive course of conduct towards his former partner.

He repeatedly attended at her home uninvited. On one occasion he peered into windows and kicked the back door.

He repeatedly placed handwritten letters and a credit card through her letterbox and repeatedly telephoned her.

In November, he was sentenced to a community payback order with 18 months supervision and alcohol counselling as well as a two-year non-harassment order.

On that occasion Stewart told the court: “I do apologise for what happened. I’ll not be repeating it I can assure you. It’s finished.”

However, he went on to breach both orders.

Defence solicitor Callum Harris said: “He had been drinking in a public house and tried to rekindle the relationship when he was drunk.

“He was struggling to accept the end of the relationship.”

Sheriff Francis Gill told Stewart he had refused to engage with the CPO so far but he would allow it to continue.

The order will be reviewed on July 12 to monitor Stewart’s progress and sentence was deferred on the breach of the NHO until the same day.