A 41-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail after breaking a restraining order against and threatening to kill his ex-partner.

Nedyalko Marinov, of no fixed address, was sentenced for threatening her.

He received four months in jail for breaching his restraining order and will serve a further five months in custody – plus nine months on licence.

He has been remanded in custody since the offence in June.

Earlier in the year, Marinov admitted to filming the victim in her home using a baby monitor disguised with fairy lights.

The victim was alerted to movement in her home by an app on her mobile phone and was left ‘physically shaking’ with fear, said prosecuting advocate, Roger Kane.

The court heard that Marinov had a restraining order made against him on June 23, 2022.

Marinov was also arrested for common assault in June 2020.

This offence took place just five days after the restraining order was enforced.

A further five CCTV videos between 5.53pm and 6.04pm showed Marinov in the victim’s property.

Defence advocate Louise Cooil told the court that Marinov was there to get water for his camper van, in which he lived at the time, and use the bathroom.

There was an arrangement between the parties for access under these conditions but Mr Kane said: ‘He had no permission to be in that property on that day.’

Marinov was then reported to the police on June 28 and was arrested that same day.

The court heard that whilst being booked in at the police station, Marinov proceeded the threaten to kill his victim. He said: ‘Believe me. I kill her one day. With gun.’

The victim said: ‘I am scared by this comment and I am becoming more scared. I know he is in prison, but I am scared if he gets out. Nedyalko said he was going to kill me and bury me in the back garden. I am not sure what mental condition he is in now. I cannot interpret a statement like that as a joke.’

Ms Cooil argued that her client was drunk and had mixed his anti-depressant medication with alcohol.

She also highlighted the fact that he retracted the statement three minutes later.

Ms Cooil said: ‘This may be a man who struggled with the reality of life on the island. He has turned to alcohol and since being remanded in prison he realised that was an addiction. He was then diagnosed with depression and then some of the six-day-period between the event ad the threats, he was out of control.’

Marinov was not originally arrested for the threat but was later charged for the offence

The court heard that Deemster Graeme Cook felt that ‘his hands were tied’ in terms of sentencing powers due to the magistrates’ court feeling that the case fell under their jurisdiction.

The restraining order previously issued to the defendant was revoked and a new one put in place.

The conditions are: no contact with the victim, except in court through an advocate and no entry to the victim’s address.