Overview
- Samuel Hunter, 33, of Holmfirth, was sentenced on October 16 to five years and two months in prison at Leeds Crown Court for multiple stalking and assault offences.
- He admitted harassing a Cleckheaton woman between September 13 and December 21, 2024, sending 95 emails and making 130 calls after assaulting her and damaging her car on August 4, 2024.
- He also stalked a second woman between September 13 and 23, 2024, making unwanted and abusive contact and tracking her movements.
- A male victim in Cleckheaton was targeted between December 8 and 14, 2024, with threatening social media messages and an in-person visit to his address.
- The sentence also covered a jury conviction for an unrelated January 23, 2023 assault causing aggravated bodily harm, with police praising victims' courage and local reporting stating he will serve at least half the term in custody.