The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Magistrates at Boston have heard that a 61 year old Spalding man sent unwanted cards, flowers and chocolates to a former female work colleague.
Gerald Antony Fuller of Beech Avenue, who admitted harassment without violence, was said to have sent
two Christmas cards to her on December 19 and 30 last year, clearly meant to try and persuade her to
leave her existing partner and one of which read ‘sling your hook’, which was meant for her partner.
Ben Payne, prosecuting, said that in January this year, she received flowers and chocolates from Fuller
with a note saying he loved her and putting kisses on the card.
He said the victim knew Fuller from work and they had had a few dates but it had not turned into
anything more and it ended.
Requesting a restraining order, he said Fuller had a previous conviction for harassment in 2000.
Mitigating, Beris Brickles said Fuller knew the complainant, having worked with her for over 10 years,
but had lost contact with her, but this was renewed over social media during lockdown.
He said Fuller accepted he had had his ‘own issues recently’ but emphasised there had been no violence
and his previous conviction had been with someone who owed him money.
The magistrates said it was ‘not pleasant’ for people to be on the receiving end but that this was at the
lower level of the scale.
Fuller was fined £80 and ordered to pay £119 in court costs and charges.
A restraining order was issued to prevent him having contact with the victim unless there was inadvertent
contact with her in the course of his employment.
