Businessman jailed for vile texts sent to niece over five-year period

Judge said it was one of the worst cases of harassment he has ever had to deal with

Among the messages Martin Hughes sent to his niece were messages saying that he hoped she died of Aids as well as calling her a whore, hooker and a slut. Picture: North West Newspix 

A businessman who subjected his niece to a five-year campaign of hate-filled texts has been jailed for a year.

Martin Hughes sent dozens of sexually explicit and threatening text messages to his niece Michelle Doherty between 2011 and 2016 which led her to the brink of suicide.