A spurned lover rang his ex and told her he would “stamp on her unborn baby’s head” and threatened to put her new partner to sleep.

Liam Macleod, from Gravesend, didn’t like the fact his former girlfriend had started seeing someone else after their relationship ended.

However, despite her moving on and becoming pregnant with her new man, Macleod couldn’t accept the split.

He decided not only to call her to say he would stamp on her unborn baby’s head, but he also sent her new partner the threatening message.

The 20-year-old’s actions were reported to police and Macleod was later charged with two counts of making threatening communications to cause anxiety or distress.

He admitted both offences when he appeared in court on August 10.

A probation pre-sentencing report was ordered and Macleod returned to Medway Magistrates’ Court on October 25 to be sentenced.

Magistrates were told Macleod, of Romanian Walk, Gravesend, made the nasty call to his ex and sent the message to her new partner via Facebook messenger, but used his new girlfriend’s account to do so, between June 22 and July 3, this year.

Rajni Prashar, prosecuting, said: “Their relationship ended in June 2022 and they have a young child together.

“She’s (his ex) now with a new partner and he made a call and told her he would stamp on her unborn baby’s head.

“He then used his new girlfriend’s Facebook account to send a message to her new partner saying, ‘He puts people to sleep, that’s what I do’.”

The court also heard his former partner’s mental health had suffered as a result of his actions and she had to move house because she was frightened of what he would do next.

Magistrates’ were told Macleod made admissions to police about making the call and sending the message and had, just days before this court appearance, been given a suspended sentence at Maidstone Crown Court for a robbery he carried out with his brother.

They were told he had been given a 58-week sentence suspended for 18 months, but that these new offences happened prior to that conviction.

As a result magistrates decided to place Macleod on a 12-month community order which will see him carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay his former partner and her new partner £50 compensation each, as well as £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.