A man torched his fiancee's clothes after finding out she had been cheating on him, a court heard.

Burnley magistrates were told how Shaun Baxendale, 42, also threw a heater through a window of his former home on Carleton Street, Nelson, after 'losing it' because he believed his partner was working in the sex trade industry.

Jobless Baxendale, formerly of Carleton Street, Nelson, now care of Angela Street, Blackburn, admitted damage vauled at £935. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £650 compensation.

Elizabeth Read, prosecuting, said Baxendale told officers he had found out his fiancee had been cheating on him and he had been to the pub for a few drinks.

Mrs Read said there was no evidence she was working in the sex trade.

Lee Hammond, defending, said Baxendale and his fiancee had been in a relationship for four years.

He had found out she had been working at an establishment in which was "part of the sex trade", and took the frustration out on her clothing.