A jealous ex-boyfriend smashed up his former partner's sex toy in a rage and later claimed 'she loved that thing more than me'.

Rich Moore, 33, destroyed the £30 'bullet' sex toy and a pair of Sarah Mills' sunglasses when he went to her home to collect his things after the break-up.

Miss Mills, 34, complained to the police and he was charged with criminal damage after the episode, shortly after the couple - who have two children together - split.

Rich Moore smashed up his former partner's sex toy in a rage and later claimed 'she loved that thing more than me'

Mr Moore said he 'ripped' up the sex toy, which he had bought for her for £30. Stock image

After appearing in court, Mr Moore told The Sun: 'I was fed up. She moved another fella in pretty much straight away after I paid for her to go on holiday to Lanzarote.

'I’ve gone to get my stuff and I came across the glasses and smashed them. Then I found the dildo and I just ripped it up. It was one of those bullet ones.

'She loved the dildo more than me, that’s why I got the hump with it. I bought it, it cost me £30.'

The couple had been together for seven years and had moved away to Canada, returning to London in 2014.

Miss Mills, 34, complained to the police and he was charged with criminal damage after the episode and Mr Moore appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court (pictured)

Mr Moore, a builder from Orpington, south London, called the case 'ridiculous' and a 'waste of taxpayers' money' after the hearing at Croydon Magistrates' Court.

He claims he offered to pay for the sex toy when interviewed by police, but the case was brought to court anyway.

Mr Moore admitted smashing the sex toy and the sunglasses, but disputed the cost of them, claiming they cost £20 instead of Miss Mills' report that they were £200.