A stalker who bombarded his victim with messages for months and tracked her using GPS has been sentenced.
The case of Leon Hutchison was brought before Suffolk Magistrates’ Court last Thursday.
The 43-year-old had pleaded guilty to one count of stalking without fear, alarm or distress, said to have taken place between May 1 and August 23 this year – although court documents stated that Hutchison’s stalking behaviour had been happening since April.
The documents stated that Hutchison “called [the victim] multiple times, left multiple voicemails, attempted contact via a range of social media messages and tracked her whereabouts using GPS technology, forming unwanted contact”.
It was stated that Hutchison, of Mulberry Gardens in Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, knew or ought to have known that his course of action amounted to stalking.
The magistrates decided to sentence Hutchison to 18 weeks in prison, which they suspended for 18 months.
However, he will be electronically monitored until April next year, and has been ordered to avoid a specified area of Ipswich.
Hutchison will also pay £500 to the victim and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work as well as up to 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
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