Husband, 35, who "on the face of it, has normal existence", stalked seven women including schoolgirls from his car in terrifying 90 minute rampage

A married stalker who followed seven different women, including three schoolgirls, in a 'persistent' rampage over one morning has narrowly avoided jail.

Umer Safdar, 35, was sentenced at Mishull Street Crown Court this morning following guilty pleas to one count of stalking and seven public order offences that put 'fear' and 'panic' into his seven victims.

The court heard how on November 3 of last year, Safdar followed seven different women in his car in Rochdale between the hours of 6:30am and 8am - including one 13-year old and a mother with two young children. Two of the victims, who were schoolgirls aged 15 and 16, said that Safdie had rolled down his window and asked them to get in his car.