Trouble starts as Lanarkshire man moves in with ex-partner despite court order

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A Lanarkshire domestic offender moved back in with his former partner despite a court order to stay away from her.Police discovered the flagrant breach after a report that Craig Sheridan had attacked his ex again.Sheridan, 30, appeared from custody at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Fourteen days I've been back in that house."I've done wrong but so has she. I should never have got back with her'."Mr Coogan said the woman