The father-of-two smashed his ex-partner’s TV and threw paint on the floor, the court said

Daniel Bull, 41, had permission to stay at the home but when she returned she found he had caused the damage, a court learned.

Judge John King adjourned the case to Dublin District Court for a parole report and community service assessment.

Bull, who hails from Yorkshire but has an address in a Dublin city center hostel, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and other charges.

Dublin District Court heard the defendant was staying at his ex-partner’s home with her permission on 12 April 2021 and threw paint on the bedroom floor and smashed a television screen while she was away.

When she returned, she found that the damage was estimated at 250 euros.

Separately, he was staying in an apartment on December 1, 2021, when Gardaí searched his room and found €1,500 worth of cocaine.

On June 24, 2019, Bull struck in Gardaí after being found in a drunk and agitated state on Henry Street.

He verbally abused Gardaí, who found him in the stairwell of an apartment at Oliver Bond House on June 28, 2020.

Bull started using “weed and pills” as a teenager and then switched to heroin, his attorney said. He was now on methadone.

Bull was under the influence of “numerous substances” at the time of his crime, the court learned. He had worked as a landscape gardener and was willing to do community service.

Bull was remanded in custody on bail until July.