Jealous ex stalked me after split – he tried to get me sacked, followed me across the country & threatened to shoot kids

A WOMAN has revealed how her obsessed ex-partner terrorised her across the UK. Farm worker, Victoria Mulvihill, 35, and Jonathan Harley, 47, began a relationship in 2019, but things soon turned sour. Victoria Mulvihill’s ex stalked her across the country after they split in 2022 Credit: True Life Stories Jonathan Harley stalked Victoria, threatened her family and tried to get her sacked Credit: True Life Stories After two years together, Victoria broke up with Harley and he began a terrifying stalking campaign against her. Harley harassed Victoria daily, called her bosses, putting on voices in a bid to get her fired and even threatened to have her friend’s children shot. Sign up for the Fabulous newsletter Thank you! Fearing for her life, Victoria moved multiple times across the country, but Harley tracked her down each time. Despite Harley being jailed for 22 months, Victoria’s adamant the police and courts will never stop him. Victoria describes the start of their relationship as a “whirlwind romance” Credit: True Life Stories Victoria moved away and got a job as a tractor driver but Jonathan continued to contact her Credit: True Life Stories Victoria says: “22 months in prison is just a break for him. I know he’ll be in out soon enough, and he’ll hunt me down again. “He’s sick in the head, and any woman he loves will suffer because of it. “Now, I’m trying my hardest to rebuild my life, and get back to my old self. But I’ve got a long journey ahead.” In 2019, Victoria met construction worker, Harley, through mutual friends at a party on the border of Chester and North Wales. Most read in Fabulous Victoria says: “Like me, Jonathan had grown up on farms his whole life. We both loved farm work, animals and the outdoors. “He was practically the same person as me, and he made me feel so special. “Jonathan lived on a farm in the area, and right away, he invited me over. We had a whirlwind romance and I moved right in. “I did work on his farm for him and also cared for his livestock too. “Jonathan and I dreamed of owning our own farm and starting a family one day. For around eight months, I felt on top of the world. “But after that, Jonathan became possessive, jealous, and paranoid. He was like Jeckyll and Hyde. “One moment he’d be showering me with compliments, the next he was screaming at me for apparently sleeping with other farmers. “It was awful and I found myself isolated from friends and family. For a year I didn’t leave the farm unless I saw my mum or did a food shop.” In July 2022, after two years together, Victoria finally ended the relationship and moved into her mum’s house, a 3-hour drive away in Liverpool. Jonathan pleaded guilty to sending malicious communications and was sentenced to 22 months Credit: True Life Stories Victoria is now trying to rebuild her life and get back to her old self Credit: True Life Stories Victoria says: “I discovered I was pregnant just before ending it, and he accused the baby of not being his. “He called me every hour of every day. He abused my mum, my friends and family too, demanding to speak to me. “Two weeks later I sadly had a miscarriage. I was heartbroken, but also relieved because I didn’t want anything to tie me to Jonathan for life. He was obsessed. “He didn’t leave us alone so in order to protect my mum, I left hers months later.” Victoria blocked Harley, ran away 200 miles down south to Cambridge, and didn’t tell anyone where she was going in fear of Harley finding out. Victoria says: “I got a job at a new farm as a tractor driver, and blocked Jonathan on everything. But he called me from new phones and on private every minute. “If I answered, Jonathan would put on weird accents from different counties. And other times he’d put on a different voice and claim it was a man I’d met at a party the other night. “It was insane because I didn’t go out or see anyone. It was terrifying.” What to do if you suspect you're being stalked Tony Neate, CEO of Get Safe Online, tells Sun Online: “The perpetrators commonly obtain details about you via online information of personal and financial affairs, social and work life, relationships and your location. As a starting point, ensure only the minimum information about you is available online and take stalking seriously. Report it before it has serious effects on you and others and keep a record of all that takes place so you collate evidence whilst it is happening. For expert advice visit Get Safe Online.” Only a week later, Victoria’s new boss came to her unhappy one day, claiming she’d had a call from another farmer. Victoria says: “She said that a farmer with a Derbyshire accent called, said I’d given him my CV and wanted a reference from them. My boss was mad because I was under contract with them. “I was so confused. Then I realised, it was Jonathan. He’d clearly impersonated another farmer to get me fired. “I broke down into tears and told my boss my ex was stalking me. Thankfully work was understanding but I nearly lost my job. “Jonathan had tracked me down yet I hadn’t told a soul where I’d moved. “Every day after that, he called non-stop, and left hundreds of voice notes and voicemails. “I was hysterical and jumped at every sound. I became a recluse in my home. He called my work again not long after saying I’d had sexual relations with the staff there.” Terrified for her life, Victoria relocated to another part of the country but again, Harley tracked her down and called her new workplace, using different voices and accents in an attempt to get her fired again. Convinced he’d put a tracker on her car, she took it to the garage multiple times, but they never found anything. Meanwhile, Harley made fake profiles on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok using Victoria’s full name, messaging her. Victoria says: “He kept saying he was going to come to the farm and I needed to watch out. My life had become hell. I began begging the police for help. “But as I’d been moving around the country, they kept passing me around to different stations. I got lost in the system. Whilst Jonathan was still obsessed and wouldn’t give up. “I decided I had no choice but to plan to move again because the police weren’t helping.” It wasn’t until the end of 2022, when another farm who was a long-term friend of Victoria and Harley’s, also reported Harley. Since Victoria had ended the relationship, Harley had been harassing him too and threatened to have his children shot. Victoria says: “Jonathan had accused of him sleeping with me because I’d asked him for job reference in the past. “Because of our mate’s report to the police about Jonathan threatening to have his kids killed, they finally took my case seriously.” In January 2023, Harley was arrested but after being released on bail, Victoria still lived in fear and kept getting calls. Later that year, in October 2023, Jonathan Harley, now 45, of Deeside Lane, Sealand, pleaded guilty to stalking Victoria at Mold Crown Court. He also pleaded guilty to sending malicious communications to their friend. He was sentenced to 22 months. Victoria says: “I didn’t dare show up to court as I couldn’t risk Jonathan, or someone he knew, following me in my car back home. “By then I didn’t trust anyone. I panicked when people spoke to me and had lost myself completely. “Now I’m trying to move forward with my life, but 22 months isn’t enough for him ruining my life. “I know he’ll come back and find me as soon as he’s out. It wasn’t justice. “If you’ve gone through similar, please trust your instincts and stay away from that person. Don’t ignore the red flags. “You’re not alone, and there are people out there to help you.”