A thug has been handed an additional jail sentence after sending his former associate threatening letters from jail.
Ian Stalker warned that he would slash the lady’s brother when he was freed.
He admitted threatening or abusive behaviour and breaching bail situations by making contact together with his ex.
Stalker, 34, was jailed for 2 and a half years in December for what a sheriff described as a “marketing campaign of intimidation” towards his ex-partner within the Craigneuk space of Wishaw.
This included torching a automotive belonging to her new man, damaging home windows at a home and making threats, together with that he would disclose intimate photographs of his ex.
The harassment was such that the lady twice tried to kill herself.
Sheriff Colin Dunipace described the proof in that case as “heartbreaking and harrowing”.
Stalker, previously of Crookston, Glasgow, returned to Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom this week for sentencing on the newest fees.
These concerned directing threats and abuse at his ex, her new associate and members of the family between Might 2020 and November final yr.
A few of this occurred whereas witnesses have been getting ready to present proof within the authentic case.
Chloe O’Hara, prosecuting, mentioned that on one event Stalker despatched a 10-page letter to his ex whereas he was on remand at HMP Addiewell.
In it he accused the lady of ‘fu***ng issues up for him’ and ‘twisting issues to the police’.
In a later message he warned he can be out of jail quickly and would slash her brother, including ‘Wait and see’.
Stalker additionally warned that he would ship intimate photographs of his ex to her mom.
Sheriff Liam Murphy jailed him for 2 years, backdated to February.
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