A MAN has been jailed for breaching his restraining order for the eighth time.

David Michael McMurray, of Thames Road, Walney, has been sentenced to 28 days in prison after visiting his ex-partner’s home in Wordsworth Street.

McMurray was handed a three-year restraining order in November 2017 preventing him from contacting his ex Stephanie Smith.

He was jailed when the order was imposed but he then breached the order within a few hours of being released from prison.

While on the train on his way home to Barrow, and after drinking a bottle of vodka and taking some diazepam, McMurray called Miss Smith six times and sent two texts.

He was jailed for 90 days and magistrates ordered that the restraining order, initially imposed for a period of three years, be extended indefinitely.

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McMurray was then arrested again earlier this year on Sunday January 19 after he was found with Miss Smith in Wordsworth Street and jailed for six weeks.

The couple had been in a relationship for around 11 years before it ended prior to November 2017.

At South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Friday the 39-year-old was jailed once again for breaching his restraining order.

The court heard McMurray was staying at his ex-partner’s address which was in breach of his restraining order.

McMurray changed his plea from not guilty to guilty a day before the sentencing.

Magistrates said that McMurray had ‘a flagrant disregard for court orders’ and as such the offence was so serious a custodial sentence must be imposed.

McMurray, who was defended by Mike Graham from Forresters Solicitors, also had a ‘significant record of previous offending’.

Prosecutors dropped a further charge of assault by beating Miss Smith on June 23, for which McMurray pleaded not guilty.

The court also dismissed a charge accusing McMurray of visiting Miss Smith’s home on June 23 without reasonable excuse.

Prosecutors also dropped another charge against McMurray of stealing medication and keys of an unknown value belonging to Miss Smith on June 23 due to a lack of evidence.

McMurray was jailed for four weeks and was ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.