A food blogger who bombarded a woman he met through a dating app with vile online abuse after she rejected him has avoided jail.
James Larby changed his Facebook status to 'in a relationship' while he and victim Rachel Neillings were in the early stages of dating.
But the move prompted Ms Neillings to 'take a step back' and cool their relationship. Larby, a 37-year-old chef, was unable to cope with the rejection and sent her a string of abusive messages.
He called Ms Neillings 'fat and ugly' and a 'piece of plastic silicone' - a cruel swipe at her for having breast implants. He also threatened to throw scolding coffee over the 35-year-old and threatened to spit in her face during the pandemic if he ever saw her again.
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