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Wales Online
Wales Online
Nisha Mal

'I was constantly looking over my shoulder' Mum on estranged husband's 'sinister' campaign against her

A woman has bravely spoken out after her estranged husband launched a ''sinister'' campaign against her, which she claimed included drugging her food with dog medicine and sleeping tablets. Thomas Ferneyhough, 37, began tormenting his wife Joanne, 42, after she tried to end their relationship in September 2017 – following months of “possessive” behaviour after getting married in June 2017.

While attempting to reconcile their relationship, Ferneyhough began secretly slipping a concoction of what Joanne believes were sleeping tablets and dog medicine into food and cups of tea. The mum-of-two assumed the milk was '‘off’' when she noticed the taste and claimed he once shook her awake after he thought she was dead.

Ferneyhough also hacked her Facebook and sent messages to friends, urinated on her car, and contacted her colleagues telling them she had cheated on him. Joanne kicked him out of their home in December 2021, and he threatened to ''burn the house down'' - but he continued to harass her over messages.

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