Stetchworth man subjected victims to 'living nightmare'

A man who terrorised three victims by sending "life-threatening" messages and "grossly offensive images" for 17 months has been sentenced.

Matthew Myles, 32 of Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire, waged a malicious campaign against a father, aged 54, and daughter, 20, and a 75-year-old man.

Myles admitted three counts of sending communications of an offensive nature.

He was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years.

In court last week he was also handed a 15-year restraining order, banning him from any contact with the victims, who lived in Lincolnshire and Suffolk.

Cambridgeshire Police said Myles threatened to harm the victims and sent graphic and grossly offensive messages from October 2020, creating multiple fake email addresses and a fake Facebook account.

He also used an application to disguise his phone number, allowing his calls to the victims to appear to be from anonymous or unknown numbers.

Unwanted deliveries and food orders as well as taxis were also sent by Myles to the victims' homes.

PC Dave Clark said: "Myles subjected his victims to a living nightmare.

"He is responsible for sending communications which contained threats to life and grossly offensive imagery. These were unwanted and deeply distressing for all of the victims involved.

"I hope this sentence will provide some closure for the victims and assure them that any further contact will lead to a prison sentence."

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