A disgruntled husband bombarded his ex-wife with threatening messages before letting himself into her Northumberland home.
Robert Blakeburn, who has 19 past convictions, including three for drink driving and one for dangerous driving, struggled to come to terms with his marriage ending two-years-ago and so began a campaign of harassment against his former partner. A court heard that the 50-year-old left her 93 voicemails in just over a fortnight, during which he threatened to steal property, take her dog and cause damage.
However, Blakeburn's behaviour escalated on August 18 this year when he first sent the victim messages threatening to attend her home before following through with the threat. Prosecutors said that the woman returned home to find Blakeburn had let himself into her property while their adult children were there and was sitting on a sofa in her living room.
