A DALMUIR man who twice broke bail orders to contact and be with his partner is to be allowed to resume links.

Anthony Wileman, of Clyde Court, applied for his bail conditions to be varied to permit contact after failing to comply with them twice in the past year.

The 32-year-old was granted bail on March 17, 2016 but was found with his partner in Chalmers Bar, Kilbowie Road, on March 24.

And another bail order was granted on December 19 last year and on January 19 after Wileman communicated with the woman.

Phil Lafferty, representing Wileman, told Dumbarton Sheriff Court last week how the partner had twice sought him out in the building and phoned him seeking the special bail conditions lifted.

He said: “It seems to me [the conditions] may have gone by their sell-by date. [They] were put in place because the standard ones didn’t seem sufficient.”

Sheriff Maxwell Hendry said he would allow contact to resume and called for a supplementary social work report to be prepared for June 2.

He told Wileman: “You’re still on bail. Don’t commit a criminal offence – you must be on your best behaviour.”

Last May, the court heard Wileman was on bail for assaulting his partner and being ordered to stay away on February 1. He had grabbed her by the throat and twisted her arm behind her back. He then threw all her clothes out on to the street and she called the police.

While they were in the bar together on March 24, another argument erupted and she reported him for breaching the bail conditions.

At the May hearing, defence solicitor Judith Reid questioned whether the relationship should continue given both parties might be vulnerable individuals.

She described how he had a chronic history with alcohol “from the age of eight” and the social work report made for “very sad reading”.

Ms Reid continued: “He is a young man with no positive role model. He has had community payback orders but not in terms of supervision. The CPO team might have resources – I understand they are under-resourced but they might have some resources to address his issues.”

He was put under supervision for two years, and under curfew for six months. At that time, Sheriff Hendry also allowed contact with Wileman’s partner.