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Subscriber only A Northern Rivers man who threatened to harm his children because he was jealous their mother had a new boyfriend has been sentenced for his actions. The man, from the Lismore region, pleaded guilty to stalking or intimidation and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend when he faced Byron Bay Local Court via video link on Monday. His lawyer, Sophie Dagg, conceded the offences were highly serious . It s not lost on (my client), the gravity of his wording, Ms Dagg said. Ms Dagg told the court her client had hit rock bottom when he texted his former partner, implicitly threatening to drive his vehicle, with their children on board, into an oncoming truck.