Chelmsley Wood man jailed for 13 months for stalking and criminal damage

CHELMSLEY WOOD MAN JAILED FOR 13 MONTHS FOR STALKING AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE

A man named Reece Parker, aged 28, from Chelmsley Wood, was sentenced to 13 months in jail after he was found guilty of stalking his ex-partner, involving serious alarm and distress as well as criminal damage.

The court heard that Parker had previously attacked another girlfriend.

The victim described him as 'controlling' and explained he would bombard her with hundreds of calls and texts, often expressing his love but also demanding her whereabouts and whether she was seeing anyone else.

Parker was found to have accessed her email to increase her holiday prices and also slashed her tyres after she ended their secret relationship.

He turned up uninvited at her house, tracked her to a petrol station threatening to smear her car in dog poo and wipe her face on the floor.

CCTV footage proved he was responsible for slashing her tyres.

The victim recalled feeling 'flattered' initially, but Parker's manipulation led to her losing her circle of friends and feeling living in fear was the 'new normal'.

He had a previous conviction in 2017 for assault and harassment involving another partner, during which he dragged her by her hair, hit her face against a vehicle and strangled her.

The court, presided over by Judge Carmel Wall, emphasized that Parker's 'jealousy' was no 'excuse or mitigation' for his actions and imposed a ten-year restraining order in addition to his jail sentence.