MAN JAILED EIGHT YEARS FOR STALKING EX WITH FAKE DATING APP

Asad Hussain was sentenced to eight years in prison at Chester Crown Court after creating a fake Tinder account in his ex-partner's name to lure strangers to her house. Hussain told the men who responded that the woman wanted to engage in a "rape fantasy" and be "roughed up". On one night in August 2024, four men attended her address, and in September another man forced her door so hard it smashed. Hussain, 36, was convicted of stalking causing serious alarm or distress, assault and failing to comply with an order to provide passwords to his devices.

The victim met Hussain in April 2024 when he was using the alias "Mick Renney". After going on a few dates, the relationship ended on 6 May 2024 when she discovered he had taken her phone and read her messages. When she attempted to close the bathroom door, Hussain pushed his way in and knocked her to the floor. She did not discover his real identity until after his arrest. In her statement to the court, the woman said: "No person has the right to make me feel unsafe in my own home just because I no longer want to date them."

Cheshire Police stated that Hussain had become "increasingly controlling" as the relationship developed. The victim expressed concern about how many men possessed her address and believed she wanted to be sexually assaulted. The sentencing concludes the investigation into the sustained campaign of harassment conducted by Hussain against his former partner.