A "lonely" stalker became obsessed with a Durham University student and bombarded her with unwanted gifts and messages.
Kaichen Ma latched on to the woman after going on one date with her and continued to call and message her despite being told she wasn't interested. The 21-year-old sent the woman gifts and even bought her a ticket for a flight to Beijing as she was studying Chinese Language Studies.
But as the woman - who is a Turkish Muslim - continued to avoid Ma, his behaviour became increasingly bizarre and sinister, including sending her 1kg of pork, making references to the Armenian Genocide, and sending her a Christian book. Ma's harassment even continued after his arrest and he sent her numerous messages asking for "mercy" and requested her to drop the charges.
