A domestic abuser who subjected his former partner to a campaign of coercive control, harassment, and stalking that left her terrified to take her children outside has been released from prison following an 18-month sentence.
Adam Hussey, residing in Newton Heath, Manchester, was sentenced in March 2025 at Manchester Crown Court after his intimidating and violent behaviour escalated sharply following the collapse of the relationship.
The court heard that Hussey’s controlling conduct began approximately four weeks after the couple first met. He systematically criticised the victim’s clothing, aggressively questioned who she was attempting to impress whenever she applied make-up, and caused volatile arguments whenever she attempted to speak with friends or access social media platforms.
Hussey pressured the woman for money and made repeated threats against her. Whenever she attempted to end the relationship, he sent graphic photographs depicting self-inflicted injuries to manipulate her into staying. The situation deteriorated to the extent that the victim was forced to relocate to a new address in fear for her personal safety.
Despite the move, Hussey continued his intimidation. On 12 November 2024, while the woman attended a scheduled medical appointment at a local hospital, Hussey became enraged when she refused an instruction to collect a bag for him. He sent threatening communications stating that she was “dead”, threatened to “punch her up”, and warned: “Wait until I get my hands on you.”
Hospital security staff confirmed that Hussey was pacing around the external hospital grounds searching for her. Safeguarding staff placed the frightened woman in a private, secure room, where she was forced to remain until the early hours of the morning when Hussey finally departed.
Several days later, Hussey placed 69 telephone calls to her mobile device before arriving outside her home, shouting threats and violently banging on the door. The terrified woman cancelled a pre-booked taxi, turned off the internal lights, and hid inside in total silence. When the noise stopped, she ordered a second taxi to flee the property; however, as she stepped outside, Hussey emerged from around a street corner and ambushed her.
A physical struggle ensued as she tried to pull away. Hussey threatened to smash the windows of her home if she entered the taxi and threatened the driver directly, only fleeing the scene when neighbouring residents came outside to intervene.
In a victim impact statement read before the court, the woman outlined the devastating psychological impact of the abuse:
“I’m even scared of taking my children to the park. I have become insecure and self conscious. I used to be bubbly and outgoing, then I felt worthless.”
The court was told that Hussey possessed an established record of eight previous convictions spanning 15 offences, including prior convictions for harassment. His defence counsel stated that Hussey had suffered mental health difficulties exacerbated by cannabis use.
Sentencing Hussey to 18 months’ imprisonment, Judge Nicholas Dean KC condemned his behaviour as “appalling”, stating that his aggressive actions had intensified over time and made the victim’s life an utter misery. The judge also granted a restraining order strictly prohibiting Hussey from contacting his former partner or her mother.
Hussey has now completed the custodial portion of his sentence and has been released from prison into the community, prompting ongoing concerns regarding the risk posed by his pattern of escalating domestic abuse and post-separation intimidation.
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