Mum who called herself 'Professional Vigilante' left ex 'terrified of what she will next do to him'

A dad was threatened with violence in the street following a smear campaign by his ex-girlfriend on TikTok. Sophie Hammonds called herself the 'Professional Vigilante'' and posted 'warning' videos to app, despite him being cleared over unproven claims that he bullied her during their relationship.

The 28-year-old bakery worker used a fake account to tell women to be wary of Paul Fordman, who is also the father to one of her two children. He had stood trial last year after being accused of controlling behaviour towards Hammonds but was acquitted by a jury.

During a malicious 'name and shame' campaign in March of this year, Hammonds, posted three TikTok videos under the banner: “Justice one way or another'' and described her ex as an ''abuser of women.'' She included screenshots of Mr Fordman's own TikTok page with voice-overs, then added his female friends so that they would see them.

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He later called in police saying he had been threatened with physical violence in the street by others who had seen the videos, Warrington Magistrates' Court heard. In a statement, Mr Fordman said: “I already suffer with severe mental health conditions and these strings of incidents have played terribly with my mental health.

"I have barely eaten and I have struggled to go to sleep at night and I have been suffering panic attacks and nightmares. I felt anxious and extremely vulnerable and afraid of what Sophie will do next to me.

"I have felt very vulnerable and helpless from these attacks. I have felt that I may be physically attacked in the streets and felt very afraid. I have already been threatened with violence and approached in the