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| Author: | JD [ Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:52 pm ] |
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Husband in court for harassing wife York Press A MOTHER-OF-THREE spoke today of the hell she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband following the break-up of their marriage. Jan Grey told how York taxi driver Yousaf Grey bombarded her with letters and text messages - and even left flowers in her driveway - after refusing to accept their marriage was over. At one stage, police put her and her three boys in a safe house for three weeks because of concerns for their safety. "It was a nightmare," she said. Mrs Grey, 41, of Dunnington, now divorced, was speaking after Yousaf Grey pleaded guilty yesterday at York Magistrates Court to harassment, and was given a 12-month conditional discharge. She claimed that at one stage, her estranged husband called her and led her to believe he was going to kill himself. "He said: I am going to a place where you will never find me. I cannot live without you. If I can't have you, nobody else will.' I was distraught." She urged others in a similar plight to seek support through organisations such as the police and Women's Aid. "It might take a long time but never give up. This has empowered me and I am a stronger person. I can now move on and hold my head up high. Justice has been done," she said. PC Sam Bolland, of York Police, who led the investigation, said: "This was a case of very serious domestic harassment. "Grey's behaviour towards his ex-wife and his children was deplorable and unacceptable. "I hope this case sends out the message that North Yorkshire Police will not tolerate harassment of their former spouses by husbands and wives who will not accept that their marriages are over." She said Mrs Grey and her children had been taken at one stage from their home by Humberside Police and put into police protection in a safe house for three weeks, before the harassment had started. "We felt that there was a high risk of serious harm for Mrs Grey and her children from the defendant," she said. She also revealed that Grey could lose his hackney carriage licence from City of York Council. Police were liaising with the authority over the "likely" removal of the licence. A council spokeswoman said: "We look at all criminal offences and, depending on the conviction, will review the conditions of the licence. We will be discussing this case with the police." Unsolicited and unwarranted' YORK Magistrates heard how Yousaf Grey's "unsolicited and unwarranted" conduct had caused her enormous distress. Nasra Butt, prosecuting, said their marriage, which had produced three children, had come to an end, and the harassment charge had resulted from the fall-out from that marriage. "The course of Mr Grey's conduct caused his former wife enormous distress, as it was completely unsolicited and unwarranted by her," she said. "A handwritten letter was sent to her by Mr Grey, and the extent of the impact it had was that she felt it indicated to her that there were some suicidal tendencies. "This caused her great distress as she is the mother of their three children, and in a statement to police she said it had had physical and psychological repercussions for her. She feared for herself and her children because of Mr Grey's conduct. "The bunch of flowers he left for her on her driveway also caused distress because they were not welcome and he knew they were not welcome. He knew she did not want anything more to do with him." Grey, 40, of Paddock Close, Wilberfoss, pleaded guilty to one charge of harassment between February and May 2006. Sandra Keen said in mitigation that the content of text messages and letters sent to Mrs Grey were "innocuous," adding: "As far as the first line of the letter is concerned, in which it says that it will be his last letter, he meant he would not be sending any more letters and not that it was the last one he would ever write. "He is a man of previous good character who was clearly very distressed at the time the relationship broke down and he did what he thought was best to try to resurrect it." Deputy District Judge A Pascoe said: "The law has two sides to every story, particularly when a marriage ends, as this did after 13 years. "Unfortunately, marriages do end in this way. Perhaps we can understand both sides of this situation. One side wanted it to end as quickly as possible, while another party was desperate and eager for it to continue. "It has been a stressful time for all concerned, but after a long period of time, you (Yousaf Grey) have come before the court with an explanation which is acceptable and there is no suggestion that you will offend again. "However, this conditional discharge does not mean you are getting away with it. For the next 12 months, you will be on trust to the court, and that means you will not get involved in any situations of this sort with your former wife." Letters sent from domineering' husband JAN Grey revealed some of the letters she had received from her estranged husband Yousaf after their marriage fell apart. She showed five letters she was sent in three days, in which he told her he was sobbing daily, accused her of isolating him and suggested she had been "cruel". In one letter, dated May 5, he wrote: "You can stop at any time. It will be OKPlease stop. Please stop. Please stop." On the same day, he wrote another letter saying: "Don't give up Jan. Come back Jan.. "Talk to me Jan. You are making a mistake. Divorce is not right." The following day, he wrote: "You are isolating me to punish me so, so cruel. I am sobbing daily Jan." Two days later, he wrote: "I am faced with sad sad day today. Heart is full of sadness and tears." In another letter that day, he wrote: "Today is a very sad sad sad day you have brought upon us." In a county court judgment, a judge determined that Grey had behaved in a domineering manner towards her, including aggressive sexual behaviour, and used physical violence towards her in front of the children. He said Grey had not objected when his brother had called her a "white Lady of the Night" in front of the children. _______________________ |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:59 pm ] |
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hmmmm.... I wonder when his license is up for renewal I think he might just be up before the committee ! |
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| Author: | Stinky Pete [ Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:21 pm ] |
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can that really affect your taxi licence??, i mean its all rather a personal thing i suppose now he will loose out his new occupation, as he was studying to be a lawyer |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:40 pm ] |
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It will come up on his CRB check but that isn't to say that the licensing committee wont give him a badge again We have one driver in our town who has a conviction for kidnapping he was allowed to keep his badge |
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| Author: | The witch [ Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:46 am ] |
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Stinky Pete wrote: can that really affect your taxi licence??, i mean its all rather a personal thing
i suppose now he will loose out his new occupation, as he was studying to be a lawyer studying to be a lawyer my arse! He's full of s**t always has been and always will be! |
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| Author: | happy cabs [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:10 am ] |
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The witch wrote: studying to be a lawyer my arse! He's full of s**t always has been and always will be!
Whatever you think about him he was only trying to win back his wife, a lot of us out here think he was stitched up by the paper due to the relationship of his wife's new biyfriend with certain people connected with the press.if he ws so evil why have the council told him he has no case to answer, simple they looked at the facts and came to the right decision just like the judge in the case. |
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