A LOVELORN teenager who could not cope with a break-up went around to his ex's home with a replica handgun.

He wanted to see the new man in her life.

When Luke Davies went up to her home in the Coedpoeth area near Wrexham, he came across another girl aged 17 and asked her to get the man out.

He followed her when she ignored him and it was then that he produced the handgun.

Davies was agitated and pointed it at her stomach, a court heard.

Davies, 19, of Heol y Gelli in Coedpoeth, admitted possessing a replica handgun with intent to cause fear of violence on November 25.

He received a 12 month youth custody sentence, suspended for 18 months and was ordered to carry out 300 hours unpaid work – the maximum available.

He was ordered to pay the victim £500 compensation, with prosecution costs of £535.

A five-year restraining order was made under which he is not to approach the 17-year-old girl or former girlfriend Sarah Westland or new boyfriend Cameron Evans.

And he must not go to Bryn Clywedog in Coedpoeth.

Judge Niclas Parry told Mold Crown Court the victim was understandably left in a state of fear.

"The reason for that is obvious," he said. "You produced a handgun in the street and pointed it at her stomach."

Davies, the judge said, had threatened to kill the new boyfriend of his former girlfriend.

The judge said Davies' conduct was "as inexplicable as it was serious".

However, Davies was a young man of good character and a good worker who was highly regarded and he came from a good, supportive, decent home.

Fortunately for him, his father was told what had happened and "he came and took charge".

He was on the way with Davies to the police station when the car was stopped and the defendant was arrested.

"I am satisfied that you acted totally out of character due to an emotional episode in your personal life," said Judge Parry.

It was an exceptional case and everyone involved with him accepted that his remorse was genuine.

Mercifully there had been no injuries and seven months had passed when there had been no further incident or contact.

David Mainstone, prosecuting, said the victim was stopped in the street by Davies who demanded to know where his former girlfriend's new boyfriend was.

He was described as "agitated and wide-eyed" and she thought perhaps under the influence of something.

Davies said to her "bring him outside now", she refused and started to walk off.

He followed her and said he just wanted "a nice chat" with the new boyfriend.

Davies became more aggressive, she told him to calm down, but he reached behind his back and pulled out a hand gun from the waist band of his trousers.

"If you don't get him out now I am going to make it worse," he said.

At one point he was pointing the handgun at her stomach.

She was scared, ran to the house and informed the family inside about what had happened.

Davies could be seen outside in the street waving the handgun and shouting, the court was told.

His former girlfriend said she was calling the police but he replied "call the f...... police then" before running off.

He was arrested less than half an hour later when he was a passenger in his father's car.

The gun was never recovered.

Interviewed he made no comment.

Defence barrister Nicholas Williams said his client wanted to express genuine remorse and an apology to the girl of 17 who was "just caught up in the middle of all this".

He said the defendant had no previous convictions and seven months had passed without incident.

He lived with his father who was a positive influence on him and was in full-time employment, working night shifts.