A man "bombarded" a colleague over a three-year campaign of "disturbing and sinister" online stalking after they kissed.
David Hughes, 41, hounded his colleague and his “paranoid” behaviour led her to thinking of ending her life. On Monday (September 5), Liverpool Crown Court heard that Hughes hacked the social media accounts of his stalking victim, repeatedly changed her passwords and followed one of her young children on Instagram.
Hughes, who identified with violent screen characters, “bombarded” her with texts as well as on social media. He sent her frightening “coded messages” including a photograph of her earring dropped in his car, saying: "bad things are coming your way.”
