A man hounded his ex-partner with messages days after being released from prison for stalking her. Garion Humphries, 32, had been in a year-long relationship with the woman which ended in February 2020.
Yesterday (February 19), Minshull Street Crown Court heard he had previous convictions for offences against her, including for stalking. He was jailed for 12 months and released in July 2023.
âFrom his release on July 9 to July 30, the defendant was repeatedly contacting her, breaching the restraining order,â said Hannah Forsythe, prosecuting.
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The woman described Humphries as âhounding herâ. Initially she felt sorry for him due to the nature of his messages, so spoke to him, but he continued to message her, getting verbally abusive and calling her degrading names.
She reported matters to the authorities and later said in a statement that he had âput her through hellâ.
âShe said she only contacted him back as she felt like she had no choice. She also said that contact with him made her feel low, weak and worthless,â Ms Forsythe added.
Humphries was arrested and interviewed, and suggested to officers that the messages may have come from âa jealous ex-boyfriendâ.
The court heard he had 11 previous convictions for 26 offences including breach of a restraining order in 2013, stalking involving fear of violence in 2020 and a further charge of stalking.
The defendant was said to have âvery little mitigationâ, his barrister Adam Brown said.
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He said there had been recent incidents where the victim had made contact with Humphries on social media, but told the court that his client should call the police and report it.
Handing him a nine month jail term, Judge Matthew Corbett-Jones told Humphries, who admitted harassment and breaching a restraining order: âYou know that was a breach of the order.
âPeople who deliberately disobey orders of the court should expect that the court will take a serious view. There is no real mitigation available to you.â
Humphries, of Gladstone Crescent, Rochdale, was jailed for nine months. Due to him previously spending six months on remand, he was effectively âtime servedâ meaning that he was able to walk free from court.
He was also handed a restraining order banning him from contacting the woman for 10 years.
âYou can expect to receive immediately lengthy periods of imprisonment if you choose to disobey court orders,â the judge added.
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