Cory Williams, 19, from Birchdale Manor in Lurgan, appeared at Craigavon Magistrates Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to breaching a Non-Molestation Order on November 18 of last year.

The court heard that the woman received 14 calls from an unknown number over two-and-a-half hours. She answered several times and recognised the caller's voice as Williams. He asked her to call him back and pleaded to speak with her.

Williams admitted to police that he made the calls. He stated he had a bad day and wanted to talk. He said he did not intend to harass her.

District Judge Michael Ranaghan called the actions pestering but noted the breach was at the lower end of seriousness. Williams' barrister John Paul McCann said his client sought contact with his one-year-old son. McCann added that Williams works for a cosmetics firm earning about £700 per week and assured the court it would not happen again.

Judge Ranaghan fined Williams £350 plus a £15 offender levy.