Not sure where to post this? Sorry if it's the wrong place. My brother is having a hell of a time from an old mate who has turned nasty.
Back story is: db lent his 'friend' 2k to go towards a car. Friend showed no sign of paying him back and eventually started saying 'what money? You didn't lend me any money?' etc. DB realised eventually this friend was a really nasty piece of work. He decided to cut his losses and walk away from the money and said friend.
This where the trouble started. This bloke is harassing my brother all the time. He has spread false rumours about him. Made false accusations about him to the police and worse still got his girl friend to phone db's work and make an anonymous complaint of sexual asault in the work place. Db works for social services and was very lucky that this phone call was recorded. This girl was arrested and cautioned for her false accusations. It was all just to try and make db's life difficult.
Db has changed his telephone number, come off Facebook, changed his gym, changed his office and changed his car in a bid to get away from this man. Db is a real softy, not confrontational at all and just wants this person to go away. He has been threatened and roughed up in the street by a group if people, had abuse hurled at him when out.
Last night after a period of relative quiet from this person, DB was approached in public and accused of sexually abusing a 10yr old girl. DB is beside himself today. With every incident he has gone to the police. They see it as a big waste of their time. There is not much they can do however have visited this bloke and told him to lay off on a couple of occasions. The thing is this man just denies it all. My poor DB is falling apart. My parents are distraught over it. In really scared about how far this will go. Each time this bloke does something he ups the anti, the accusations and rumours get worse.
Does anyone know whether legally there is anything my DB can do? Can he get a restraining order? ASBO? Court action? Anything? Surely someone can't just go around saying anything they please about you, phoning your work, threatening you in the street etc for no reason. Any advice would be really greatfully received. This is getting beyond what any normal person can take.
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flagnogbagnog · 31/01/2012 12:55
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