A lovelorn young man who took the break-up of a relationship very badly, went about attempting to reconcile with the object of his affection in entirely the wrong way.
This was the scenario outlined to Judge Fiona Lydon at Galway District Court when Myroslav Krynytskyi (No Fixed Abode ) appeared before her on charges relating to his harassment of his former partner.
Garda Sgt Damien Prendergast said that over a short period of months there were 66 incidents of continual and unwanted contacts made by the defendant. These unwanted contacts included by phone, on social media, at the victim’s home and workplace. The harassment was persistent, he said.
Judge Lydon inquired if there had been any sinister or aggressive aspects to the harassment and she was told this was not the case.
Sean Acton solr (defending ) said his client was 22 and had taken the break-up of his relationship very badly, but went about dealing with it in entirely the wrong way. He worked part-time and earned €300 per week.
The Court heard Krynyskyi wished to send a letter of apology to his victim, but Sgt Prendergast thought that in light of the offences before the Court, this might not be an appropriate action. He said he’d take a note of it and see how the injured party might feel about this.
Judge Lydon ordered a probation report and suggested the Probation Services could deal with the issue of any letter of apology to the victim.
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