Jealous mum abused and harassed her neighbour

CAMPAIGN LEFT INNOCENT VICTIM FEARING HER LIFE WAS AT RISK, COURT IS TOLD

- AMY WALKER

A JEALOUS mum waged a 'deeply unpleasant and distressing' campaign of harassment against her neighbour, falsely believing she was having an affair with her boyfriend.

Ashleigh Jackson, 37, initially banged on the woman's front door calling her a 'tramp, and later messaged her on Facebook accusing her of being with her then-partner, Nathan Lee.

The neighbour 'told her she was mistaken and started to ignore her, prosecutor Emma Clarke told Manchester Crown Court. "The following day the defendant shouted at the victim, calling her a 's**g' in front of her child."

The abuse escalated, with Jackson sending the woman multiple messages on Instagram calling her a 'tramp' and a 'dark b***h That same night, she heard Jackson banging on her door and shouting.

"The next day the defendant knocked on her door and she chose to open it to try and defuse the situation," Ms Clarke added. "(Jackson) asked to see the woman's emails, she said her partner was in prison and believed he had been communicating with her."