MAN JAILED FOR THREATENING WOMAN WITH ACID AFTER DATING DISPUTE
A man has been jailed after harassing a woman and threatening to throw acid in her face after she refused to date him.Hamzah Shakeel, met his victim on an online dating app, meeting up with her twice in person before being told that their relationship wasn't going to be romantic.
Shakeel then began to contact her over 20 times a day, sending aggressive and abusive messages, and threatening to throw acid in her face when he found out she had met someone else — telling her he knew where she lived.
The 21-year-old from Greenside Walk, Bakersfield, continued messaging his victim with jealous comments and sexual remarks towards her and her family.
When ignored, he created multiple new Snapchat accounts to send friend requests.
During his police interview in March, Shakeel laughed throughout questioning about his messages and threats.
He claimed he only threatened to scare her as a retaliation for her meeting someone else.
He harassed his victim from July 2020 to March 2021, was charged with stalking that caused serious alarm and distress, and pleaded guilty in court.
He was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison.
Constable Daniel Kicks of Nottinghamshire Police stated: “Stalking and harassment are horrible crimes and can leave victims feeling terrified and helpless.
We take these incidents extremely seriously and encourage anyone experiencing similar issues to contact us.
We’re glad to have stopped Shakeel’s intimidation, and this sentence hopefully allows him time to reflect on his actions and the emotional harm he caused.
The victim and her family suffered emotionally, and we hope she can move past this ordeal.”
