A MILLIONAIRE was jailed yesterday after killing his ex-wife’s fish.

       Recycling company boss Anthony Haines, 51, broke into Jane’s home and turned off the power.

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       Recycling company boss Anthony Haines was jailed after killing his ex-wife's ￡10,000 prize carp Credit: WNS

       Her ￡10,000 prize carp in the garden pond died as a result.

       He also slashed a photo of her and her boyfriend — and stabbed a knife into a cupboard.

       Haines, married to Jane, 52, for 32 years, was jailed for 16 months in 2019 after threatening her and her lover with a knife.

       Prosecutor Laurence Jones said CCTV captured Haines going into Jane’s then-empty house in June — in breach of a restraining order.

       He said: “Haines turned off electricity which disabled the camera.

       "Cutting the power supply also led to fish being killed in the garden pond as well as in a tank inside the property.”

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       He went on: “He slashed a canvas photograph of the couple across the face area.

       “A knife had been stabbed into a chopping board and kitchen cupboard.

       "Mrs Haines suspected her husband immediately. She said he was jealous that she was happy.”

       In a victim statement, she told how she was “fearful for her life”.

       Their daughter added in a reference he was a “loving father and grandfather”.

       Haines, of Pontymister, Risca, South Wales, admitted burglary with intent and criminal damage at Newport crown court.

       His lawyer Marian Lewis said: “He bitterly regrets what he did. The incident was fuelled by alcohol.”

       He was jailed for 16 months with a 10-year restraining order.

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       Haines, pictured with ex-wife Jane, was jailed for 16 months with a 10-year restraining order Credit: WNS

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