Darren McVey has already served a 32-month prison sentence for hounding the woman.
A builder left his former partner “terrified” by sending a string of emails despite court orders not to contact her.
Darren McVey has already served a 32-month prison sentence for hounding the woman.
This included climbing ladders to spy on her at her Bothwell home.
McVey, 44, returned to Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday and admitted breaching two separate non-harassment orders by contacting his ex-partner between January 5 and 15 last year.
Kevin Morrow, prosecuting, said one email contained a family photograph with the caption ‘Miss you both’.
Mr Morrow told the court: “Another email a week later placed her in a state of alarm. She was unable to focus on work.
“Further messages were received and the repeated nature of the contact left her in a terrified state.
“She contacted the police due to her concerns about the accused’s escalating behaviour.”
Defence lawyer Ryan Sloan said McVey had completed the 32-month jail sentence in May this year but because of the fresh charges has remained in custody.
He said a “desperate” family situation was at the heart of the matter, adding: “It was not the content of the emails that caused upset, simply the fact he had made contact.”
Mr Sloan said McVey employs 10 people in his building firm which he continues to run from prison.
Sheriff Liam Murphy deferred sentence until next month for background reports and McVey was again remanded in custody.
The court heard in the previous case that he bombarded his ex-partner with messages between October 2024 and January 4 last year.
She was making dinner for herself and a child on Hogmanay when she heard knocking on the first floor window of her home in Langside Court, Bothwell.
She turned around and saw the accused chapping and waving through the window.
The woman took a photo of this immediately with her phone and then closed all of her blinds and called the police.
When officers arrived McVey was no longer there. A set of industrial ladders was propped directly under the dining room window.
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