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Brother is being hounded by someone with a vendetta

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flagnogbagnog · 31/01/2012 12:55

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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Collaborate · 31/01/2012 13:22

The big question is whether he can get proof linking this individual to the cours of conduct. It is clearly harassment, and he's entitled to an injunction, but only if he can prove it on the balance of probabilities.

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flagnogbagnog · 31/01/2012 13:44

Thanks for the reply. Yes I think he can prove most of what has happened. Lots of witnesses, people prepared to speak up for him. He has loads of 'prints' of abusive texts, emails and fb posts from this person. He has a degree of proof about the initial Loan too. He has bank statements showing the withdrawal on the day 'friend' bought the car and text messages on the day between the two of them discussing the cash.

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Collaborate · 31/01/2012 17:01

Then he should do 2 things:

  1. Take the exidence to the police and ask that they deal with his complaint of harassment. If they don't, he should apply for a civil injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act.


  1. Issue in the small claims court for the return of the £2k.
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gotthearse · 02/02/2012 00:39

As Collaborate says. He can also go to CAB (or to a solicitor who should give a few mins free advice). If he has legal insurance (sometimes on house insurance or as a trade union member) then it would be worth checking if he is able to claim for this sort of thing.

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flagnogbagnog · 02/02/2012 03:48

Thank you both for the advice. Yes he definitely is a member of a trade union with his work so I will suggest that to him. He is 27, but a very young 27 if you know what I mean, my parents are very heavily involved (he still lives at home). I think they are going to go down the injunction route as they feel they have no other option now.

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