A woman has been issued with a restraining order after harassing a friend who she said has been 'slagging me off on GMTV'. Tracey Hendrie, 50, had been friends with her victim for 12 years before a series of incidents that ended in her scratching her car.
Hendrie was said to have become 'irrational and paranoid', believing her ex-friend had been hacking her Facebook account and criticising her on breakfast television. She turned up at her victim's house at 3.30am on one occasion shouting abuse and banging on windows, reports TeessideLive.
Prosecutor Chris Tame said the relationship turned sour in December 2021. No reason could be provided.
Hendrie turned up at her victim's house on several occasions. On June 14 last year, Hendrie arrived at at 5am and was banging on her kitchen window shouting "Get out here and face me - when is this going to stop?"
She then went on to hurl obscene abuse before scratching the woman's car, causing £350 worth of damage. The court heard Hendrie had no previous criminal convictions.
In a statement, her victim said: "This has felt like an invasion upon me and my home. I would like to know why she forced her anger on me and my family. I do wish the defendant well but no longer want anything to do with her."
Colin Sleeman, representing Hendrie, said Hendrie had initially visited the woman's home and been civil in an attempt to discuss the issues between them but admitted that she had become angry and frustrated on later visits. He added that there had been no further contact between the pair since June.
Hendrie, of Station Road, Redcar, admitted harassment between December 1, 2021, and June 14, 2022, and criminal damage on June 14.
Magistrates sentenced Hendrie to a 12 month community order and 40 hours unpaid work. She was also order to pay £350 compensation and given an 18 month restraining order.
