Darrin David Borg was handed a suspended jail term today after he admitted to threatening to use violence against his former partner, slightly injuring her and stealing a child's pushchair.

In her judgement, Magistrate Consuelo Scerri-Herrera said the Court had noticed that the frequency of such incidents was increasing. She noted that it was the toddler who suffered the most, as he lost his pushchair. The court condemned the incident and hoped that the accused would not vent his anger on children.

The court also warned the accused not to repeat the incident involving his partner.

The Magistrate also noted that the accused was not able to control himself and in 2009 had taken the law into his hands by replacing the door lock of a block of flats.

The court condemned the accused to a one-year jail term suspended for two years.