A mentally ill man who broke the window of his girlfriend's car while she was at work, was placed on three years probation when the matter was mentioned in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court recently.

Christopher Williams, 23, pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property. The court was told that on May 12 the accused went to the Harbour View Primary School where the complainant is a teacher, and told her he wanted to talk to her.

The court was also told when she did not talk with him, he became boisterous and broke the window of her car.

When Williams appeared in court, he said he did it because he suffers from a mental condition which sometimes affects him. The complainant told the court that she wanted a restraining order to prevent the accused from coming back to the school.