A man stalked and harassed a woman he was banned from contacting.

Dale Armstrong appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court on October 1 where he pleaded guilty to one count of stalking involving serious harm and two counts of harassment - breach of a restraining order.

The court heard that on July 17, Armstrong, of Stamford Road, Oldham, made a phone call to the woman, which he was prohibited from doing as part of a restraining order issued in December last year.

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The 42-year-old then repeated this crime on September 16, which started a two-week period of stalking.

During these two weeks between September 16 and 30, made phone calls and sent messages which caused the victim distress and affected her day-to-day life.

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Armstrong committed he offences whilst he was serving a suspended sentence for crimes that included assaulting two police officers.

In total, Armstrong was jailed for 52 weeks for his offending.