DANIEL MORGAN JAILED FOR SINISTER STALKING CAMPAIGN
A man subjected a former partner to a "sinister" campaign of stalking after their relationship ended, a court has heard.Daniel Morgan then fabricated false evidence that his ex had been harassing him - lies which saw the woman being arrested and spending 16 hours in police cell.
Craig Jones, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that in September last year Morgan's relationship with his partner ended, a separation which the defendant took "very badly".
He responded by embarking on a "determined course of stalking" of the woman which included sending her multiple emails from various email addresses, making calls from withheld numbers, making frequent silent or "heavy breathing" calls, and posting comments of a "critical and derogatory nature" on social media channels.
He also turned up at various locations in Llanelli where his ex was, including once wearing a T-shirt with her face printed on it, and another time wearing a blonde wig.
The court heard that when the woman went to stay with a friend she found a gold bracelet engraved with her name left in a box by her car, indicating Morgan knew her movements.
Morgan was arrested in connection with this behaviour and released on bail to an address in Cleethorpes but continued his stalking.
He acquired "ghost telephones" to send messages to himself and make calls pretending to be his ex.
He sent himself messages like "You are going to die, fatty" and "You are going to be in the grave soon, you fat bald ****", then took screenshots and sent them to the police, claiming his ex was harassing him.
As a result, the ex-partner was falsely arrested and spent 16 hours in custody.
In a court statement, the victim said she felt "on edge" constantly, changed her habits, fitted motion sensors at her home, experienced sleep problems and anxiety, and no longer feels safe, just wanting to live peacefully.
Daniel Morgan, of no fixed abode, previously pleaded guilty to one count of stalking and two of attempting to pervert the course of justice at sentencing.
He has a prior conviction for stalking from 2020 involving a different ex-partner.
His lawyer argued that Morgan's mental health issues were relevant, and that he was trying to rebuild his life.
Judge Paul Thomas KC described Morgan's campaign as "sinister", "calculating and devious," and said it had a "significant, and I suspect wholly intended, effect on the victim".
He noted there was "no real evidence of remorse".
Morgan was sentenced to nine months in prison for stalking and three years for perverting justice, to run consecutively, totaling three years and nine months.
He will serve half in custody before being released on license, and was subject to a 10-year restraining order.
