A SOUTHAMPTON man burnt his partner’s wedding photos from a former marriage and threw her clothes in the garden as he suspected she was having an affair.

A court heard how Karl Antsey went to his partner’s house whilst she was out and after bombarding her with texts and calls, gained entry to the property.

He went on to burn wedding photos from a previous marriage as well as trainers, damage two TV sets and throw his girlfriend’s clothes outside.

The victim returned to her home in Ferndene Way, Eastleigh later that day to find items strewn across the floor, forcing her to leave and go and stay with her sister.

Prosecuting, Tim Devlin told Southampton Crown Court that on another occasion, the 44-year-old had put his hands around his partner’s throat during an argument.

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In a separate incident, the 44-year-old grabbed her by both ears as she sat on the toilet.

And on another day, he grabbed her by the ear and threw her onto the sofa.

Antsey, of St James Close, Southampton was produced from custody on Friday for sentencing.

He had previously pleaded guilty to arson, criminal damage and three counts of assault by beating.

He was found not guilty by a jury of burglary from his partner’s property.

Mr Devlin said: “He was angry because he thought she was having an affair.”

He said however that there was “little of no plan” to the arson and criminal damage offences adding that they were “committed on impulse”.

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Mitigating, Jamie Gammon told the court that his client had been diagnosed with “emotionally unstable personality disorder” and had already spent six months in custody on remand.

“He has had to face trial in relation to matters that have not been proven. He is a better person now than when he went into custody.”

He added that Antsey is “sorry for the breakdown of this relationship” and “wants the complainant and the victim to have a good life”.

Antsey was jailed for 37 weeks and made the subject of a restraining order banning him from contacting the victim for the next five years.

The judge, Recorder Marcus Pilgerstorfer KC, said the offending was committed in the victim’s home “where she was entitled to feel safe” adding that the defendant had been under the influence of alcohol during the arson.