Woman charged with breaching a non-molestation order taken out by her mother

A woman has appeared in Derry Magistrates Court after being charged with breaching a non-molestation order taken out by her mother.

Chloe Casey, 25, of Colmcille Court in Derry, was charged with breaking the order that her mother had taken out after an incident on October 17.

The court heard that Casey, on October 17, went to her mother's house in Dove Gardens and became verbally abusive to her, throwing a chair at her and shouting, 'get away from me'.

Her mother, the legal guardian of Casey's children, called the police and Casey lifted another chair to throw, after which she left, taking the house keys and locking her mother in the house.

The following day, on October 18, police were called to an incident in John Street where Casey had allegedly jumped on a car belonging to her ex-partner. Police arrested her for attempted criminal damage.

On October 23 Casey's ex-partner received screenshots of the non-molestation order that she had sent to her friend, who then proceeded to post them online. 

The order showed his name and address and was said to have caused him great distress.

That same day, Casey was said to have called her sister, who still lives in their mother's house, saying that she was coming over.

Police objected to bail as Casey had shown she was not going to abide by the court's orders and posed a clear risk of reoffending.

Defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott told the court that Casey and her ex-partner had been in a long term relationship and that she had been set off after he allegedly called out a window to her that he was in an apartment with his new girlfriend. 

He also said that she had a history of mental health issues and that no actual damage was caused to the car.

District Judge Barney McElhom granted bail but said that Casey 'should maybe grow up'.

He released her under the conditions that she has no contact, direct or or indirect, with her mother or ex-partner and was not to mention them on any form of social media, warning her that if she broke these conditions she would be taken into custody.

The case was adjourned until November 11.