Dramatic rescue from roof

possibly because she knew that there was going to be a disturbance there.

Last November Fairburn was jailed for two weeks after sending the mum-of-two a malicious communication.

Then on June 18 she awoke from her attic bedroom to the sound of loud banging noise at the front door.

Vanessa Jones, prosecuting, told magistrates: “He (Fairburn) said: ‘If you don’t open this door I’m going to kick it down.’

“He kicked the door, damaging the lock, and came inside and she was terrified of what was going to happen.”

Magistrates heard that before she had the chance to dial 999, Fairburn reached down her top to remove her mobile phone from her bra.

He repeatedly kicked and punched her, causing her to flee into the street.

There he threw the mobile to the ground and smashed it and continued to attack her as she screamed for help.

When she returned to the house, drunk Fairburn stood on the doorstep shouting abuse at her.

The whole incident lasted for 40 minutes and left her feeling terrified, the court heard.

Mr Blanchard described Fairburn’s relationship with his ex as ‘complicated’ but admitted that his behaviour towards her was wholly inappropriate.

Magistrates jailed Fairburn, of Moorbottom Road in Thornton Lodge, for 20 weeks.

They made an indefinite restraining order, banning him from entering Corby Street.