'I never had any reason to suspect': Woman finds out the man who tormented her by text since she was 14 lived next door
young woman who was tormented for six years by a phone text stalker has spoken of her shock when she discovered it was her neighbour.
Hollie Townsley, 21, was sent thousands of anonymous obscene messages and phone calls, which started when she was only 14.Miss Townsley, who became too frightened to leave the house, was unaware that her stalker was neighbour Gary Wilson, who she had known for most of her life.
Wilson, 51, was jailed for four years at Newcastle Crown Court last week after admitting putting Hollie in fear of violence by harassment.
The court heard that Wilson believed his neighbours resented his successful bid to build a conservatory.
He began bombarding the teenager with messages, starting with a text saying 'I know what what you're wearing', which Hollie believed was a joke by a friend at school.
But things quickly escalated, and it became clear she was being followed as the texter knew what she was doing and where she was at all times.
Miss Townsley repeatedly changed her number, but Wilson managed to trace her while keeping his identity a secret.
Miss Townsley, from Ashington, Northumberland, said: 'The person sending them knew where I was, what I was wearing and who I was with.
