Man bombarded ex-partner with phone calls and messages, and got kids to record voicemail branding her a 'cheat'
dailyrecord.co.ukA man who "terrified" his ex-partner with a barrage of calls and messages has been ordered to pay her £1000 in compensation.Alan MacGregor even got two children to record a voicemail branding the Lanarkshire woman a "cheat".Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that she received 100 phone calls from him over a three-week period.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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I'll show you the proof. That's the type of girl she is - a very nasty wee woman."Police reported that the woman was "visibly shaken and terrified of MacGregor".Defence agent Nicky Matteo claimed the relationship was "toxic", adding: "My client wanted it to continue."He was at the end of his tether, but he went about things the wrong way and is ashamed."He has no contact with the woman
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