A photo of expensive shoes has triggered a Dubbo man to threaten to stab his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her house and throwing her makeup mirror in the bin.
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The incident spiralled out of control in the early hours of September 17 last year after Nathan Thomas, 25, had been drinking at the Castlereagh Hotel.
According to court documents, Thomas and the woman had been arguing over text message throughout the night, when she accused him of cheating before they had broken up in January 2020.
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The woman ignored Thomas' attempts to call her before he sent a series of messages threatening to break into her home.
"I'll run thru your house slut [sic]," he sent to the woman.
"I'd f---ing answer hahaha ... come home haha ... comfy in your house hahhaa [sic]."
The woman returned home with two male friends when she noticed the front door had been forced open and the lock and hinges were broken.
She began to cry after discovering her makeup mirror was missing from her bedroom before locating it in the recycling bin cracked and damaged.
Thomas approached the residence and began screaming at the woman claiming "I'll stab you and bash you".
The woman and her male friends attempted to hold the front door shut as Thomas began to strike the door several times, attempting to gain access. He managed to partially push the door open through the side hinges while also smearing his blood over the door.
Thomas then hit the car belonging to one of the woman's friends leaving scratches, dents and blood on the door.
"I am going to come get your f---ing dogs," he shouted at the woman before fleeing the scene.
Police later located and arrested Thomas who was intoxicated in a street nearby.
In Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday Thomas pleaded guilty to a string of charges including break and enter, stalk and intimidate, and destroy and damage property.
Defence lawyer David Hemsworth said the incident had been a product of a "tumultuous relationship".
"They'd broken up eight months prior to this," he said.
"He'd been at the house three days before on good terms, they'd been seeing each other on and off."
Mr Hemsworth said Thomas had consumed a "large tray of vodka" at the Castlereagh Hotel before he was sent a number of significant text messages including a picture of "his very expensive shoes".
Magistrate Gary Wilson ordered a sentencing assessment report before Thomas is sentenced on July 7.