A stalker landlord has been jailed after harassing and sending “vile” threats to a mother and her son where he talked about hurting and torturing them.
Stewart Jackson was sentenced and jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to two charges of stalking, having made his victims’ lives a misery.
The 53-year-old was the son’s former landlord and in 2024 repeatedly made phone calls and sent threatening emails to his victims.
One of his victims prepared a statement ahead of his sentencing at Bristol Crown Court on February 21 where she said: “I felt his intention was to scare, frighten and intimidate me.
“Depression, anxiety and panic were beginning to take over.
“I spent many nights crying myself to sleep, I was so miserable and unhappy and wishing that he would leave me and my son alone.
“Our lives became a nightmare, we were continuously looking over our shoulders in case Jackson was lurking about and both of us were now suffering with anxiety and panic attacks.
“What sort of man would think that this kind of behaviour was ok? He has made my retirement to date an absolute nightmare and without doubt the most miserable and unhappy time of my life.”
Jackson, formerly of Fishponds, admitted to two counts of stalking causing serious alarm or distress.
He also pleaded guilty to one count of improper use of public electronic communications network for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety in relation to a call he made to police on 101 in January 2024.
He was handed a seven-year prison sentence at Bristol Crown Court on Friday, February 21.
Officer in the case, Detective Constable Samuel Sherwin, said: “Stewart Jackson stalked his two victims while knowing he was causing them significant distress for a number of years.
“He fixated on them sending vile threats, which were designed to keep them afraid that he could appear any minute and harm them.
“He used his financial status to attempt to avoid accountability for this and the stalking routinely changing locations and crossing borders while continuing to harass his victims.”
Anyone who is a victim of stalking should report it to police and can find help here.