Stalker phoned ex 50 times a day from prison
Northumbria PoliceA domestic abuser and stalker who phoned his ex-partner 50 times a day while in prison for breaching a restraining order has been jailed for 21 months.
Scott Hulse, 29, had previously threatened to make the woman's life hell if she did not withdraw complaints to police about him, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
The woman said she was "terrified" of him and just wanted his campaign against her to end.
Hulse, of Hallow Drive in Throckley, Newcastle, who had previously domestically abused and stalked a previous partner, admitted breaching a restraining order and stalking.
Hulse was jailed for 20 months in May 2025 for breaching a restraining order banning him from contacting his ex-girlfriend, prosecutor Saba Shan said.
That order was made in February 2025 after he deluged the woman with unwanted calls and messages and threw a bottle of water over her, the court heard.
'Appalling record'
He had breached that order within a week of it being made by making multiple phone calls, including one in which he said he would make the woman's life hell if she did not withdraw her report to police, the court heard.
For the duration of his prison stay, which ended with an early release in November, he phoned her up to 50 times a day, the prosecutor said.
The woman complained to the prison and he was moved to another establishment but the calls continued, the court heard.
Within days of his release, he stalked the woman to her mother's house, Ms Shan said.
In a statement read to the court, the victim said Hulse had been an "ongoing problem in my life" for several years and she was "terrified" for her and her family's safety.
"I just want this to end and for me and family to move along without being scared of him," she said.
The court heard Hulse had ignored a restraining order before to harass a previous partner, who he also stalked and subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour.
Judge Robert Adams said Hulse had an "appalling record for very similar behaviour" and posed a high risk of harm to partners.
He said it was not clear how he was able to contact the woman from prison, but his actions had been persistent and he showed a repeated disregard for court orders.
The restraining order will remain in place indefinitely, the judge said.