WOMAN WAS 'DRIVEN TO SELF-HARM' BY BLYTH EX-PARTNER WHO HARASSED HER WITH HUNDREDS OF MESSAGES
A woman was "driven to self-harm" after her former partner repeatedly contacted her in breach of a restraining order.
Scott Fearman, 41, harassed his ex-partner with calls and messages soon after being released from prison for breaking a previous restraining order against her.
Unable to accept the end of their six-year relationship, he would "confess his undying love" despite the court ban.
In February, Fearman, of Renwick Road, Blyth, appeared at Newcastle Moot Hall, where he was sentenced for harassment, possession of cannabis, and breaching a restraining order.
He had already admitted the charges.
The court was told Fearman first harassed the woman in 2022, breaching a restraining order the following year, which led to a 10-week prison sentence.
In June last year, after further breaches, another restraining order was issued prohibiting any contact.
Despite this, Fearman—who had seven previous convictions for seven offences—was later jailed for nine months for again defying the order.
But just ten days after his release on licence, he contacted his ex once more.
In August, police discovered the woman in a "distressed state." Prosecutor Kevin Wardlaw said: "She was driven to self-harm due to the contact and couldn't cope with the volume of calls and texts.
There were hundreds of messages as [Fearman] struggled to come to terms with the fact the relationship was over.
He persistently asked if she was with anyone else." In mitigation, Nigel Hedley told the court the pair had once shared a "harmonious relationship" but it eventually collapsed.
He said: "It was an on-off relationship between them...the situation did deteriorate and there was a fall out.
He did have difficulty with that and confessed his undying love for her." Mr Hedley stressed that Fearman’s actions carried "no malice" and that he had no intent to cause physical harm, adding that Fearman "knows he must not contact her again." Recorder Richard Herrmann described Fearman’s record as "troubling" and sentenced him to 30 months in prison.
He also imposed a new restraining order, this time without a time limit.
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ng love" despite the court ban. In February, Fearman, of Renwick Road, Blyth, appeared at Newcastle Moot Hall, where he was sentenced for harassment, possession of cannabis, and breaching a restraining order. He had already admitted the ...
Court order
A woman was "driven to self-harm" after her former partner repeatedly contacted her in breach of a restraining order
Court order
Scott Fearman, 41, harassed his ex-partner with calls and messages soon after being released from prison for breaking a previous restraining order against her
Court order
In February, Fearman, of Renwick Road, Blyth, appeared at Newcastle Moot Hall, where he was sentenced for harassment, possession of cannabis, and breaching a restraining order
Court order
The court was told Fearman first harassed the woman in 2022, breaching a restraining order the following year, which led to a 10-week prison sentence
Court order
In June last year, after further breaches, another restraining order was issued prohibiting any contact
Prison sentence
nine months
Despite this, Fearman-who had seven previous convictions for seven offences-was later jailed for nine months for again defying the order
Prison sentence
30 months
He did have difficulty with that and confessed his undying love for her." Mr Hedley stressed that Fearman's actions carried "no malice" and that he had no intent to cause physical harm, adding that Fearman "knows he must not contact her again." Recorder Richard Herrmann described Fearman's record as "troubling" and sentenced him to 30 months in prison
Court order
He also imposed a new restraining order, this time without a time limit
