An innocent couple were branded "Fred and Rose West" by a neighbour in a hateful letter-writing campaign of "targeted harassment".
Gillian Baines, a grandmother in Stockport, Greater Manchester, who has cancer, was sent messages in the post comparing her and husband Gordon Mears to the serial killers.
One called Mr Mears a "perverted t***" who wants “money for sexual favours” while another to Mrs Baines read: "Hope you are okay because, you see, you are going to need a new rape kit." Mr Mears, who has a heart stent and has PTSD, had to move out of the couple's home in, as a result of the baseless allegations.
Mrs Baines said the hate campaign made her feel unsafe in her own home and has left her “feeling suicidal”, to the point where she
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