Giorgio Marino, 49, who lives in Zabbar has been jailed eight months suspended to three years after pleading guilty to threatening and stalking the mother of his 12-year-old child at Zabbar and Tarxien yesterday.

Mr Marino was also charged with damaging the woman's car. He was fined €90 to cover the damage.

A three-year protection order was placed on the victim.

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