Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts’ bitter ex threatened to knife and burn her in 3,000 messages during online stalking campaign
Former soldier Carl Davies threatened to stab and burn the girl band star after setting up 35 fake social media accounts
THE BITTER ex-boyfriend of Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts who bombarded her with sinister messages from fake Twitter accounts for five years, was given a lifetime restraining order by a judge.
Former soldier Carl Davies threatened to stab and burn the girl band star after setting up 35 fake social media accounts to send the thousands of Twitter and Instagram messages.
Knife and fire emojis were pictured on the most disturbing messages, which totalled around 3,000, compared to the other more affectionate tweets where the Afghanistan veteran declared his love and sent bouquets of flowers to the flame-haired singer's manager's office, Guildford Crown Court heard.
Miss Roberts never replied to any of the messages but meticulously copied every vile missive until after five years the target changed to her friend, R n' B singer Joel Compass, which prompted the 31-year-old to contact the police.
Davies had been the star's boyfriend at the heights of the Girls Aloud fame but the pair parted company in 2008.
It was reported at the time they were engaged during the 18-month relationship but public rows, including one at G-A-Y just before she performed with her bandmates, led to the then 22-year-old calling time on their relationship.
The harassing social media message started appearing in 2012 and continued until Davies was arrested in February this year and was remanded to prison until the case could be heard in court.
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In Miss Robert's victim impact statement which was read to Judge Jonathan Black sitting in court, the singer said the messages had brought back bad memories of their relationship.
It read: "The messages he sent reminded me of all the terrible things that happened when we were together.
"It was like walking on eggshells and the constant messaging was bringing all those feelings back.
"It was only really last year when he started threatening my friend that I realised things couldn't go on and I reported it to the police."
Speaking about her life since Davies was held in prison, she added: “I feel safe in my own home knowing he can’t get to me. I am worried for when Carl gets out and when he has access again to a mobile phone.”
Davies admitted one count of stalking and another count of persistent use of public communication network to cause annoyance or inconvenience and was handed a 15-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, which meant he would be immediately released from jail.
He was also given a life-time restraining order not to contact the singer, Mr Compass, or go within 250 metres of the pair or her family on Friday.
Davies, of Queens Avenue, Flint, north Wales, was ordered to pay £800 in costs plus a £100 victim surcharge as well as carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and complete a 60-day rehabilitation activity.
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