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A Gwynedd man has appeared in court charged with stalking a woman - through his Xbox.

Anthony Hancox, 27, is alleged to have harassed another gamer through a “games lobby” connected to the future Cold War game Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and by a social media tool called Kik.

Hancox, of Fairbourne in South Gwynedd, is formally charged with causing the young mum “serious alarm or distress” by harassing her between May 2015 and January 4, 2016, involving abusive or controlling voice or chat conversations and indecent images and texts.

Hancox denied the offence and his defence team sought bail ahead of his appearance at Caernarfon Crown Court next month, arguing he was on benefits for a medical condition he suffered.

But magistrates remanded him in custody.