A MAN who breached a restraining order be phoning a woman and threatening to kill her has been remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing at crown court.

Paul Joseph Allen, 37, of Huddersfield Road, Oldham called the woman and said "I will kill you" when prohibited from contacting her by the order imposed by Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on January 29.

Appearing at the same court, Allen was committed to Minshull Street Manchester Crown Court for sentencing on June 11.