Katie Worth spared jail after breaching restraining order blocking contact with ex-husband’s fiancee | UK Information

Katie Worth has prevented jail after breaching a restraining order blocking contact together with her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s fiancee Michelle Penticost.

The 44-year-old former glamour mannequin has been handed an 18-month neighborhood order to hold out 150 hours of unpaid work – with an extra 20 hours for breach of a suspended sentence for driving issues.

Worth confirmed no emotion as the decision was introduced however gave a short smile as she left the dock.

She pleaded responsible final month to breaching a restraining order and appeared at Lewes Crown Court docket on Friday morning for sentencing.

The fact TV star and mother-of-five despatched a “extremely offensive and inflammatory” textual content message to Mr Hayler describing his fiancee as a “gutter s***” and “c*****g w****”.

She had been banned from contacting Ms Penticost instantly or not directly, below the phrases of a five-year restraining order imposed at Horsham Magistrates’ Court docket on 3 June 2019 – and had been fined £415 for hurling a foul-mouthed “tirade of abuse” at her throughout a row in a college playground.

The textual content was apparently despatched after Worth turned conscious of an Instagram put up by Ms Penticost about how she had been handled badly by different folks and methods to cope with it.

Ms Penticost stated the put up was not associated to Worth, in line with the prosecution.

The courtroom heard the offence was dedicated as a consequence of Worth’s use of the phrases “inform your”, which was an oblique try to speak with Ms Penticost.

Breaching a safety order – comparable to a restraining order – carries a most jail time period of 5 years.

In a sufferer impression assertion learn to the courtroom, Ms Penticost stated the impression of the restraining order breach by Worth had a “devastating impact” on her psychological wellbeing.

She stated: “The impression of what Katie has carried out could be very upsetting, I really feel threatened and intimidated.”

Nicholas Hamblin, representing Worth, stated his consumer had pleaded responsible to the breach however she had been below a “misunderstanding” that the restraining order “labored each methods”.

He stated there was a component of “provocation” and she or he had been “over-reacting as she felt she was being criticised”.

“She has proven indicators of regret, she accepts an oblique breach,” he added.

Final month, earlier than the top of proceedings, the choose warned the TV persona and businesswoman that she was “in very grave hazard of going to jail”, including: “I actually hope I do not see you right here once more.”

Choose Stephen Mooney informed Worth in the present day: “In my judgement, this offence was dedicated out of anger.

“The phrases you used have been extremely offensive and inflammatory so the breach can’t be thought-about minor.

“In my judgement, balancing the annoying and mitigating components, the suitable sentence is a medium-level neighborhood order.”

Worth was additionally ordered to pay £1,500 courtroom prices.