A man who shared his desire to “knife someone up” has been given a suspended prison sentence.
That means Nico Dormer won’t remain behind bars, having been held in custody since he was arrested in May.
Last month the 35-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges of sending “messages of a menacing nature” which included the threats where he voiced his desire to “knife someone up”.
Crown Advocate Chris Dunsford told the Magistrate’s Court that in one of the messages Dormer told a friend in the UK that “everyone will regret this”.
The court heard how the messages were sent after Dormer had split with his partner, who he has children with.
This break up lead to an “emotional collapse” according to Defence Advocate David Domaille.
Advocate Domaille told Judge Garry Perry that his client was “keen” to be sent to prison so he could “sort his head out”.
Some of the menacing messages he had sent were of a racial nature, something that Dormer admits was “disturbing and degrading” said Advocate Domaille.
He claimed his client has previously been racially abused here and in the United Kingdom.
Judge Perry gave Dormer “full credit for his early guilty pleas” but also noted that he had been in trouble on numerous occasions previously, not just in Guernsey.
He sentenced Dormer to two months in prison for each offence to run concurrently, suspended for two years.
If he breaches the terms of his probation, Dormer will serve his sentence in full.
Dormer had been living in Guernsey on a licence tied to his relationship prior to his arrest. It was due to expire a week on 18 May.