‘I slept with the light on ... my hair fell out’ says woman after harassment from ex partner

Martin Ryan was sentenced on Thursday after sending nine texts, 28 emails, nine letters, and flowers to his former partner. He was ordered to pay money to the poor box and the victim. Picture: David Creedon/Anzenberger

“The harassment was intense and there’s this threat when you’re being harassed or stalked that hangs over you and forces you to live in hyper-vigilance.” 

Those are the words of a woman who had to sleep with a light on and keep checking in case she was being followed during nine months of harassment by her ex-boyfriend during the early days of the covid pandemic.