Phone threat stalker jailed for 13 years
By Tanya Gupta & Claudia SermbezisA stalker who police said targeted almost 60 women with threatening calls has been jailed at Lewes Crown Court.
Police said Tahir, of Kings Road, targeted women at all times of the day and night with obscene, violent threats including rape, from 2021 to 2022.The court heard how one victim was woken by a call in the early hours while sleeping next to her husband. When she put him on speakerphone, so her husband could hear, the threats of sexual violence were extreme. Tahir continued calling, including when the police were there, the court was told.
Sentencing, Judge Van der Zwart said Tahir conducted a "campaign of terrorising women", that had profound, long-lasting effects.None of the victims can be identified for legal reasons.Officers described how Tahir accessed the contact details of many victims through mutual acquaintances and his job in the hospitality industry - which meant he could torment them with personal details such as their names, appearances and other private information.
In January, Tahir pleaded guilty to 12 counts of stalking, two counts of sending communication conveying indecent/offensive messages, racially aggravated stalking, failure to comply with the sex offenders' register and possession of a Class B drug.
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