Around October/November I started dating a girl who was introduced to me through a friend. Things were OK but come January she decided it wasn't working. Fair enough, these things happen.
Only messaged her a couple of times after to sort some shit out, only for practical reasons and never anything more.
Come late February I get a message on facebook from her new bloke - threatening me to leave her alone, stop harassing her, etc. News to me as I don't know him from Adam and I hadn't been in contact with her. I sent her a message essentially saying to get him to back off or i'll be in touch with his employer - He's a bin man and using threats along the lines of "I know where you live" just isn't cricket. Turns out she'd been lying to him to cover her own tracks and sure enough all was settled. Didn't hear from either of them again.
Today I just received 3 more messages out of the blue from him - again threatening me for the same reasons (haven't contacted either of them) and generally being a bit of a prat. Though I am slightly anxious as I live on my own and i'm rather fond of my cat - I wouldn't like to come home from work to find the house smashed up and said cat injured.
What would be the best course of action to take? I don't reply to his messages, can't be arsed being dragged into some jeremy kyle drama.
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Get some screenshots of the messages and file a report with the police. They can't charge him for being a dick, but they'll make him aware a complaint has been made and they'll be knocking on his door first if anything happens to you.
It's not worth trying to engage them any further as they're obviously trouble. If the ex has already admitted lying, what else has she told the Neanderthal?
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Get in touch with the authorities, immediately.
No point trying to manage this yourself, if all goes south in a couple of months time, you will be kicking yourself you didn't flag it earlier.
Doing it online just makes him a coward. Report him. He'll prolly cry when the police come round to give him a bollocking.
Sounds to me like he needs to shit or get off the pot.
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If he makes a scene he will lose his job.
They will only act if you have a genuine and realistic fear that he'll follow through with his threats.
But personally I'd like to see him chinned with a wheelie bin.
Whilst I was "sorry to bother you, etc" I did maintain that as I live alone and work full time I was concerned there could be damage to my property or that my cat may be harmed as some sort of warning to me.
The police said they consider this harassment and will contact me within 24 hours for more details. I said I was available tomorrow after work and i'm more than happy for the police to look at the messages on my phone, which I think they may well do.
It may be that the police do nothing - but they were glad I raised it because at the very least it provides evidence if something does happen. I think something may happen as he's known to the police and I knew he wore a police tag at some point.
All I want is to sleep easy at night.
Good man.