Spalding man bombarded businesswoman with message after partner was sacked

Magistrates heard that over a three week period, a Spalding man bombarded a local businesswoman with messages and telephone calls after his partner was sacked by her.

Matthew Poxon, 34, of Rowan Avenue, admitted harassment without violence in May and June this year, as well as damaging a police van by ‘emitting bodily fluids’ when he was being conveyed to the police station on June 20 in a hearing at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Marie Stace said the victim was forced to dismiss Poxon’s partner after about three weeks employment at her diner but had been unable to pay her outstanding wages as she had not been sent the necessary documents.

Ms Stace said between May 25 and June 15, she received up to four or five text and telephone messages every day from Poxon, who she did not know apart from his being named as her former employee’s next of kin, usually in the early hours of the morning, and some of which were threatening.

She said he also posted negative reviews on social media.

Ms Stace said that in 2020 Poxon had been placed on a community order for assaulting an emergency worker.

Mitigating, Tony Freitas said Poxon had been angry because his wife had not been paid wages that were owing but admitted he had gone too far.

He said Poxon never had any intention to follow through on the threats and had now referred himself to his GP and had been undertaking anger management training for the past eight weeks.

He was ordered to undertake 20 rehabilitation days and to pay a fine of £133.

He was also ordered to pay a total of £199 in court costs and charges.

He was also served with a five year restraining order to prevent him contacting the victim in any way or attending her diner or reviewing it on social media and also not to go anywhere where she might be.