Footballer jailed for threatening to kill girlfriend’s mum

A footballer has been sentenced to nine months in prison for harassing his ex-girlfriend and threatening to ‘take everyone [she has] ever loved’ from her.

Nicholas Monckton pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stalking and intimidation with intent to cause fear or physical harm at the Grafton Local Court, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

The 25-year-old had been dating his former girlfriend for 15 months when he began to accuse her of cheating on him, according to the Sunshine Coast Daily.

On August 5, a jealous Monckton attained his partner’s social media account passwords and began going through her phone.

The court heard Monckton, who played for the Grafton Ghosts last year, also demanded his ex-girlfriend keep her phone’s GPS tracking on all the time.

Upset by his allegations, the 25-year-old’s ex-girlfriend tried to leave his Southport home, prompting Monckton to hit her in the face with her own phone.

When the woman left the next morning she turned off her GPS and ignored Monckton, the Sunshine Coast Daily reported.

Three days later Monckton tried to reconcile their relationship.

‘That’s ok. I’ll come down there and slit your mother’s throat in front of you and take everyone you have ever loved from you,’ Monckton told the woman over the phone when she declined.

Nicholas Monckton pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stalking and intimidation with intent to cause fear or physical harm at the Grafton Local Court (pictured), on the Sunshine Coast

Monckton drove to a Grafton primary school where the woman works as a teacher two days later and revved the engine of his Holden loudly.

The woman was terrified and drove to the police station after work to report the incident.

Police said that while interviewing the woman, Monckton continued to call and message her incessantly.

Monckton has appealed his sentence.