He visited their homes, threatened Reece’s son and posted offensive photographs of her mother’s grave online. He made and sent thousands of calls, texts and messages via Facebook and WhatsApp to both Reece and members of her family, the court heard.
In 2016 she left Allen to live at a women’s shelter, prompting him to begin stalking five people close to her in an attempt to track her down, the court heard.Īllen, a former soldier and mechanic, of no fixed address, made about 3,500 attempts to contact Reece after they split in October. The court heard that Reece set up home with Allen in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford after meeting him at a scooter club in 2015, but within months he became increasingly obsessive and controlling.
