An internet romance turned sour after a man embarked on a stalking campaign against a former lover and her partner in Southport.
Motasim Nasrullah, 27, travelled from his home in London to the victims’ home town after finding the woman was in a relationship with another man while she had been seeing him.
Nasrullah, of Violet Road in Walthamstow threatened to kill the boyfriend even though he was in “the same situation” regarding the woman’s infidelity.
He was ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today after pleading guilty to two charges of stalking at an earlier hearing.
Nicola Collins, prosecuting, said: “The two complainants were in a long term relationship, during which (the female) entered into a social media conversation with this defendant.
“He had a short relationship with her while she was with the other victim. When he found out she was with the other victim she ended the relationship.”
Car windows smashed
The court heard Nasrullah began phoning the male victim on March 8 and revealed his own affair with the woman, sending photos of them together to prove it.
Nasrullah also contacted the male victim’s place of work, who found his car windows smashed on one occasion.
Later calls from Nasrullah included threats to “pop your windows again,” although he was not charged with criminal damage.
The court heard he phoned the male victim saying: “Tell her I’m in Wigan, she knows what that means.”
Ms Collins said: “The female victim took this to be a threat as her parents live in the Wigan area.”
The harassment campaign came to a head on March 14 when the two victims were at home together.
The defendant called the female victim to say he was outside their address and that he was “going to kill” the male victim.
Police were called, and while an officer was at the address Nasrullah made several more calls.
A duty probation officer told the court the defendant did show “genuine remorse” for his actions and recognised the male victim was “in the same situation.”
Threats to kill
Nasrullah, representing himself, told the court: “First of all I am really sorry about it, I was not in the right mind frame at the time, I was not thinking straight.
“When it happened (the end of the relationship) it was a shock, I felt like I was in darkness. I know he (the male victim) handled it a lot better than me, and I know I have caused them both trouble.”
The court heard he had been suspended from his job as a bank analyst for using office computers to contact the victim, and despite being allowed back with a final warning chose to resign due to embarrassment.
He said he is due to start a new job on Monday and wanted a fresh start.
District Judge Miriam Shelvey, passing sentence, said: “You are charged with a very serious offence. You put them in fear by telephoning them and then you came to the area and made threats to damage property and then to kill.”
She sentenced Nasrullah to a 12 month community order with a 20 day rehabilitation activity requirement and ordered him to pay a £150 criminal court charge, £85 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
A five year restraining order was also issued prohibiting Nasrullah from contacting the two victims by any means and from entering Merseyside or Wigan.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/