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Woman faces jail after driving ex-boyfriend to brink of suicide by sending more than 1,000 texts

Michelle Felton, 28, spammed her ex-boyfriend with a torrent of messages. She sent 150 messages a day as she begged him to take her back.

Felton would ask her ex: ‘Why won’t you speak to me? I love you. Are we meeting tonight? Are we going out?’ before accusing him of cheating in his driving test when he failed to respond.

Ryan Harley (right) said he felt suicidal after being harassed by messages from ex-boyfriend Michelle Felton (left)

Mr Harley, who lives with his mother in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, eventually called in police when Felton began leaving gifts on his doorstep.

He told officers: ‘I just want it to go away and for it all to stop. I just feel like ending it all’.Mr Harley accused Felton of controlling him during their 21-month relationship.

At Chester magistrates’ court, Felton admitted harassment after her not guilty plea to coercive behaviour was accepted by prosecutors. She was bailed for sentencing until next year but could face up to six months behind bars.

The duo began dating in May 2020 but split up in February this year after an argument in which Mr Harley accidentally broke Felton’s finger and she kicked him in the groin.

Felton repeatedly sent messages to Mr Harley, even after he told her things had become ‘toxic’

Miss Lynne Sayers, prosecuting, said: ‘He says it was an accident and said it occurred whilst he had to push her away after being kicked in the groin area.

Optician’s assistant Michelle Felton sent her ex-boyfriend more than 1,000 messages begging him to take her back

There was a formal statement made in relation to the matter but the CPS decided not to pursue that and the relationship soured.

In an interview she said he did not make it clear that the relationship had ended. She accepted sending the messages and accepted the missed calls.

But she said it was just because she cared for him as he had anxiety and depression issues.

Felton could now face up to six months in jail for sending over 1,000 messages.

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