A THUG jailed for beating his ex-partner 'so she couldn't have children' is again behind bars after he sent her a picture of his penis just one week after his release.

Thomas Skelton also telephoned the woman while he was still in jail professing his 'undying love' for her.

A court heard today that she had felt 'sick' at the thought of his release and said he was 'capable of anything.'

The 31-year-old formerly of Wantage, now of HMP Bullingdon, was first locked up after he attacked the woman, with whom he had been in a relationship for two years, at an address in Grove.

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During that violence, described as 'nasty' by a court judge, he beat her, saying 'that's to ensure that we don't have another child together.'

He was jailed for that assault for 10 weeks and made subject to a restraining order, but went on to breach it just days later.

For six breaches he was jailed for two years and three months in April last year.

Today, the same court heard that Skelton had breached his restraining order again and continued to harass her while in prison and after his release.

Prosecutor Rhiannon Winter said on August 6 he used another prisoner's phone list to contact the woman.

During that call he told her 'I love you, I can't stop thinking about you.'

He was released from prison on May 19 and it was just one week later that he contacted the woman again.

This time he used Facebook to send her a picture of his penis.

Prosecutors said the woman responded by saying 'what the f**k' to him before adding 'go away.'

Skelton said simply 'sorry' and then ceased contact.

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During sentencing it was revealed that Skelton now has 100 previous crimes to his name, and a long history of flouting court orders.

In a victim personal statement the woman said she was suffering with her mental health and felt 'sick' at the thought of seeing him again.

She said: "I think he would do anything to get back at me, his behaviour is unpredictable and I think he is capable of anything."

In mitigation defence barrister Peter Du Feu said his client sent the illicit image out of hope for a 'romantic response.'

He said that Skelton had hoped 'a picture paints a thousand words' and said that following the response that was the end of the contact.

Sentencing, Judge Nigel Daly said that Skelton had a 'total disregard' for court orders.

He called the most recent breaches of the restraining order a 'gross and blatant breach.'

He added that the victim was 'particularly vulnerable to you.'

Skelton was jailed for a total of 40 months and he must pay a statutory victim surcharge.

The restraining order imposed against his victim will continue indefinitely.