Stalker bombarded ex with 143 calls and100 texts before turning up at Prince of Wales bar in Blyth despite ban

Daniel Allison, 30, was slapped with a restraining order to protect the woman after previously harassing her, but it didn't stop him turning up to a pub she was visiting with a friend and making the unwanted phone contact.

Newcastle Crown Court heard from July 2023 and November 2024, Allison breached the restraining order against the woman seven times before this latest crop of offending.

On the latest occasion, the defendant tried to call his victim from a no caller ID but after this was blocked he began phoning her from his personal number.

The court heard the victim was at the Prince of Wales bar in Blyth, Northumberland, last month when she spotted Allison while going to collect a drink.

She immediately left before returning later after being told he'd been thrown out.

The woman stayed at her friend's house but the following afternoon she began receiving calls from an unknown number and recognised the voice as being the defendant's.

The court heard there were 41 missed calls on Tuesday February 11 over a nine-hour period, 58 the following day, and 44 on the Thursday. There were also over 100 text messages which were ignored.

Allison, of Holystone Avenue in Newsham, Blyth, was reported to the police and later arrested. He pleaded guilty to stalking and breaching the restraining order.

Miss Recorder Geraldine Kelly jailed him for 16 months and said: "It includes you breaching the restraining order by contacting her and also making calls to her friend, loitering her home.

"All it would seem because of your alcohol use through that period of time you have been a thorough nuisance and all from what I have read your unwillingness to accept she doesn't want your contact.

"You just seem to do what you want to do regardless of what an utter misery you are making her life each time you pick up that phone and decide you are going to contact her even know the order makes it illegal for you to do so."

She also said he would keep going back to prison if he persists in breaching the restraining order, which remains in place.

Sophie Johnstone, defending, said: "When asked specifically why he has committed these offences Mr Allison says he doesn't quite know.

"He isn't here to make any excuses for his behaviour and he through me has asked that an apology is offered for his conduct and he has now seen the impact again with the benefit of hindsight.

"The common denominator that seems to be the issue in this case and perhaps in relation to his previous offending is alcohol misuse.

"That appears to be why the relationship ended in the first place. It's clearly something Mr Allison needs to address."