A serial stalker has been jailed after he targeted a second woman just eight weeks after being sentenced for harassing his ex-wife.
Martin Brennan was given a chance to stay out of trouble in June this year when he was given a suspended prison sentence for giving his former spouse a mental breakdown after bombarding her with messages and calls. However, less than two months later, the 36-year-old failed to take that chance after he started targeting a second woman.
Newcastle Crown Court heard that Brennan had been in a relationship with the woman but it suddenly ended in July and he quickly began a campaign of harassment against her. Brennan again bombarded the victim with messages and calls, some of which were threatening, then turned up at her address pretending to be a pizza delivery man.
