Jilted bride-to-be is fined for bombarding her ex-fiance with messages, emails and texts accusing him of sleeping with new women after they split
A jilted bride-to-be has been fined for bombarding her ex-fiance with messages, emails and texts accusing him of sleeping with other women after they split.
Adele Layman, 32, repeatedly messaged and phoned warehouse supervisor Jamie McDougall over a 13-day period following their break-up.
One of her messages read: 'I hope you are having a great time moving on from us', while another said: 'This guy is messaging me saying that you are sleeping with Caz and that you are s****ing me off. I knew I was right all along.'
McDougall, who was planning a dream trip to Vietnam at the time, insisted he had not been sleeping with anyone.
But the mother-of-two, from Rudheath, Northwich, emailed him saying: 'Have fun finding a skanky cheeky-eyed bit to wear my ring. Enjoy your dirty skanky b****es over there.'
Police were later called and when quizzed, the former care assistant admitted she had been 'emotional and jealous' following the break-up of the couple's four year romance.
According to Facebook the pair announced their engagement on Christmas Eve 2019.
At Warrington Magistrates Court, Layman pleaded guilty to harassment without violence and was also ordered to pay £117 in costs and victim surcharge.
Adele Layman, 32, (pictured) repeatedly messaged and phoned warehouse supervisor Jamie McDougall over a 13-day period following their break-up
McDougall, (pictured) who was planning a dream trip to Vietnam at the time, insisted he had not been sleeping with anyone
JPs turned down a prosecution application for a restraining order against her after hearing she was already subject to a non-molestation order imposed in a family court.
Nicola Parr, prosecuting, said: 'The complainant has provided a statement. He was with the defendant for four years, He described the relationship as being very up and down depending on the mood of the defendant.
'The relationship ended around August 2023 and then afterwards he received numerous emails, calls and messages from the defendant.
'On November 24, the complainant received an email saying: 'This guy is messaging me saying that you are sleeping with Caz and that you are s****ing me off. I knew I was right all along.' The complainant said he had not been sleeping with anyone and he told her she had no reason to contact him.
'Later on that evening there were further emails from the defendant. 'Have fun finding a skanky cheeky eyed bit to wear my ring. Then you want things to be ok with [our daughter] when you say things like that. Enjoy you dirty skanky b****es over there.'
'Mr McDougall had made a personal joke on Facebook about an upcoming trip to Vietnam and he believed that the defendant was looking at his Facebook profile despite being blocked from the account.
'On November 30, the complainant received a WhatsApp message: 'Hope you have fun finding your little s***s.' He ignored the message.
'There were various other messages on December 1 including 'I hope you are having a great time moving on from us,' and a further message on WhatsApp of a photo of his daughter which he had posted on Facebook.
When quizzed, the former care assistant admitted she had been 'emotional and jealous' following the break-up of the couple's four year romance. Pictured: Adele Layman
At Warrington Magistrates Court, Layman pleaded guilty to harassment without violence and was also ordered to pay £117 in costs and victim surcharge
'The complainant immediately deleted the messages. On December 2 he received messages again referring to a relationship that she believed he was having that he said he was not. From 12.20am to 2 am there were five missed calls from a withheld number and then a further three missed calls. Then there was a further message on WhatsApp on December 3 and a further four missed calls to which he did not reply.
'The defendant has no previous convictions. She is of good character. In respect of the sentencing guidelines the offence is aggravated by being domestic in nature but is at the lowest level of category.'
In mitigation Layman's lawyer Richard Sibeon said: 'This was a period of behaviour between November 23 and December 5, a relatively short period of time, just over a fortnight. It was the end of a relationship and the end of relationships bring with them human emotions, bitterness, jealousy, anger and frustration. That is really the nature of the contact here.
According to Facebook the pair announced their engagement on Christmas Eve 2019
'She has a two-year-old daughter with this young man and that relationship did end. She accepts that she had contacted him when he did not want that contact and contact at a level that was above and beyond what it should be.
'It was relatively juvenile, silly and offensive but not like the more serious kind that we can see before the courts. There was not any suggestion of threats. She has lost her good character by her guilty plea. She lives on her own and has two children. She has a seven-year-old child from a previous relationship.
'I did ask why police have not dealt with this by way of a caution but she wanted the matter to be dealt with today. She does now have a criminal record. She knows that when she has a problem she can seek help and she has the support of her mother. But she accepts that the relationship is over. An application for a restraining order on this occasion is neither necessary or proportionate.'
Sentencing Layman JP Alan Ayers said: 'We have heard everything that has gone on. We understand that it was the end of a relationship and we think your solicitor puts the matter quite succinctly. We feel this is at the lower end of the scale and that is how we are going to treat it.
'We feel that the non-molestation order is sufficient and we do not want to over complicate things. We want to give the judge in the family court freedom of action to do what he wants to do in the best interests of the children.'
