A Porthmadog man who threatened to damage another man’s property has been handed a suspended jail sentence by magistrates.

Cane Shaw, of 29 Chapel Street, appeared before Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on 8 June.

The 22-year-old had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in May to threatening to damage property belonging to Joshua Griffith Parri in Porthmadog on 19 April.

Magistrates handed Shaw a six month jail sentence suspended for 12 months.

The court heard that the offence was “so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified” because Shaw made “threats to damage with fire.”

Shaw was also ordered to undergo rehabilitation and was made the subject of a two year restraining order.

He must also pay costs of £85.