She added the flood of “disgusting, evil and disgusting messages” and the constant “pinging” of her phone left her feeling as if her head was going to explode.

“(Stone) is a very dangerous, evil, twisted and violent man who should not be allowed near women and children,” the woman said, adding that the “most worrying part” was that he still believed he was the victim of their relationship.

Judge Moran, of Ordsall Green in Middlesbrough, said he had been abused as a child, which affected his ability to form relationships as an adult, and was considered “at high risk of serious harm to partners”.

A restraining order was also issued banning Stone from contacting the woman for 15 years.