‘My ex-partner put spyware on my phone to track my every move’

A phone repair shop discovered Nicola’s phone had been downloaded with MSpy, which tracks apps, location and messages - (Getty/iStock)

The alarm bells started to ring in Nicola’s head when she attended a gig in her home city, and she realised her ex-partner’s son was also in the audience. He explained that he had been told to avoid her at the concert if they were to bump into one another.

“That was the first alarm bell,” she told The Independent. “How would he know I was going to be there, and told in advance to avoid me?”