Paul Lennon Starr, 43, was a “controlling, manipulative” accomplice in direction of one girl who he beat up whereas on parole from a jail sentence for beating up a second girl, York Crown Court docket heard earlier this 12 months.

Each had been his girlfriends when he assaulted them.

Now the identical courtroom has heard how he used the primary girl’s TikTok account to contact the brand new accomplice of the second girl.

In his message, Starr requested the person to inform the second girl he needed a DNA take a look at of her child.

Kelly Clarke, prosecuting, mentioned the message breached a restraining order made final 12 months banning Starr from having any contact straight or not directly with the second girl.

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Earlier than the listening to started, Starr made a prolonged noisy outburst in opposition to the presence of dock officers within the dock.

Dock officers are at all times within the dock when any defendant seems earlier than a crown courtroom.

Then throughout the listening to, he complained that he couldn’t hear proceedings correctly. Barristers used microphones to amplify their voices.

Starr, of no mounted tackle, pleaded responsible to breaching the restraining order and two expenses of stealing massive quantities of meals from Marks and Spencer meals retailer in Boroughbridge Highway, York.

He has 154 earlier convictions and has made many appearances earlier than the crown courtroom.

Choose Simon Hickey mentioned Starr had intentionally breached the order. He was jailed for 14 weeks.

Ms Clarke mentioned Starr had walked around the Marks and Spencer retailer at 6pm on November 7 filling a basket with meals value £205.65 earlier than strolling out with out paying.

On November 9 he was again at 4.40pm and once more walked spherical the shop filling a basket with meals earlier than strolling out with out paying. In complete he took meals value £385.25.

“It have to be an actual concern to Marks and Spencer having to cope with folks coming in blatantly stealing,” mentioned the decide.

For Starr, James Yearsley mentioned Starr was “underneath the impression that the second girl had been telling folks he was the daddy of the newborn”.

So he had contacted her new accomplice asking for a DNA take a look at. He hadn’t needed to misery the lady, mentioned the defence barrister.

“He does have some psychological well being difficulties which can clarify his presentation,” mentioned Mr Yearsley about the best way Starr behaved within the dock.