A Greater Manchester man has been convicted of stalking after a Chester Crown Court jury heard he used a fake dating profile in his ex-partner’s name to draw strangers to her home, leading to repeated disturbances and police intervention across 2024. He will be sentenced in June.
Asad Hussain, 36, was found guilty after a nine-day trial. Cheshire Police said the case was "one of the most disturbing" it had investigated. Prosecutors said the offense involved sustained harassment and manipulation using online platforms and false identities.
Evidence showed Hussain first contacted the woman in April 2024 using the alias "Mick Renney." The relationship progressed but became increasingly controlling, with prosecutors describing escalating monitoring behaviour and repeated intrusion into her personal communications.
He repeatedly contacted her and once rang her doorbell for around two hours after learning a male friend was present, only leaving when police were called. The relationship ended the following month after he accessed her phone and confronted her over alleged infidelity.
In July 2024, a month after the breakup, he created a Tinder profile in the victim’s name. Men began arriving at her home after receiving explicit messages describing sexual "rape fantasies" and invitations, believing they were genuine communications from her.
On one occasion, four men arrived on the same night with near-identical messages. One damaged the front door after being told to "give it a shove," while another entered the property briefly while the woman was out and her teenage daughter was upstairs.
Investigators traced the activity after several men who attended the property provided statements and details of the messages they received. Officers linked the fake identity to Hussain through a vehicle registered to his business and repeated travel near the victim’s home. He was arrested and denied creating the account, using the alias, or knowing the woman. Cheshire Police described the case as "one of the most disturbing" it had investigated. PC Keith Terrill of Cheshire Police said Hussain was an "extremely deceitful individual" whose sole intention was to harm his victim. He added: "At no point has Hussain taken any responsibility for his actions or recognised the sheer horror he came close to unleashing," stating he believed he could outsmart investigators.
Asad Hussain, 36, was found guilty after a nine-day trial. Cheshire Police said the case was "one of the most disturbing" it had investigated. Prosecutors said the offense involved sustained harassment and manipulation using online platforms and false identities.
Evidence showed Hussain first contacted the woman in April 2024 using the alias "Mick Renney." The relationship progressed but became increasingly controlling, with prosecutors describing escalating monitoring behaviour and repeated intrusion into her personal communications.
He repeatedly contacted her and once rang her doorbell for around two hours after learning a male friend was present, only leaving when police were called. The relationship ended the following month after he accessed her phone and confronted her over alleged infidelity.
In July 2024, a month after the breakup, he created a Tinder profile in the victim’s name. Men began arriving at her home after receiving explicit messages describing sexual "rape fantasies" and invitations, believing they were genuine communications from her.
On one occasion, four men arrived on the same night with near-identical messages. One damaged the front door after being told to "give it a shove," while another entered the property briefly while the woman was out and her teenage daughter was upstairs.
Investigators traced the activity after several men who attended the property provided statements and details of the messages they received. Officers linked the fake identity to Hussain through a vehicle registered to his business and repeated travel near the victim’s home. He was arrested and denied creating the account, using the alias, or knowing the woman. Cheshire Police described the case as "one of the most disturbing" it had investigated. PC Keith Terrill of Cheshire Police said Hussain was an "extremely deceitful individual" whose sole intention was to harm his victim. He added: "At no point has Hussain taken any responsibility for his actions or recognised the sheer horror he came close to unleashing," stating he believed he could outsmart investigators.
