Anthony Luke Snaidero, 31, was charged with intentionally damaging property, and with stalking and causing the victim fear of being harmed.

The court heard that, in November 2017, Snaidero entered the victim's house at 2am, where she was alone. She woke up to find him in her house, where he said to her "I hate you".

"Be careful, I know where you park your car when you are at work."

When he left the house, he smashed a bedroom window from the outside. Snaidero was found guilty of the two charges when the case went to hearing after he pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was before Griffith Local Court on Wednesday for sentencing.

Magistrate Joy Bolous shook her head when reading the facts, calling them "scary".

Represented by David Davidge, the court was told there were "significant contextual matters" at play, and evidence provided to the court outlined the "turbulence of the relationship".

Nonetheless, Magistrate Boulos said it was "just unacceptable".

"You don't go into someone's home while they are asleep... it would have been very scary to wake up to."

Mr Davidge argued this behaviour was a "one-off" for his client, but said it was "completely unjustified."

"It does go to suggest that this is a singular event, with the offender not previously known, who has every intention of moving on with life," he told the court.

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He argued for a conditional release order for Snaidero to prove his actions were out of the norm. Magistrate Boulos told Snaidero that it was "clear from the facts you were in a toxic relationship".

"Your behaviour on this one-off time was a scary experience for the victim... You need to assess yourself."

She convicted Snaidero, and fined him $200 for damaging the window with an order for $250 compensation for the victim.

He was placed on a community corrections order for two years.

Correction: An earlier version of this article should not have referred to a break-in.

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