'Send nudes or I'll burn your house down...' woman's terrifying ordeal after being stalked by her own neighbour

A mum says she was left so terrified she couldn't sleep at night after being stalked by her own neighbour.

Gary Braidwood, 41, delivered a series of chilling notes through the woman's letterbox threatening to burn her house down if she didn't email him nude photographs of herself. She only discovered who was behind the unsettling hand-written letters after installing a ring door bell at her property, and sending the footage to police.

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The pervert was spared jail after being hauled before Minshull Street Crown Court in March this year - where he admitted stalking his neighbour, who lives alone with her young son in Glossop.

It has since emerged that Braidwood has a history of offending against women, and was given a community order in 2018 after he lay on the floor at a Tesco store and took 'up skirting' photographs of a young woman before proceeding to follow her around the shop and take video recordings of her.

His neighbour, who claims Braidwood is still living on the same street as her, says she wants to raise awareness of his disturbing behaviour and encourage other women to contact the police if they've been the victim of stalking.

The woman said she received the first note at the beginning of November 2021, but thought kids may have been responsible due to the 'child-like' handwriting. A picture of the note reads: "Send two nude photos to jo1287742@outlook.com one from the front and one back or I will burn your house down."

Speaking to the M.E.N, the woman, who asked not to be named said: "I thought it was kids at first because the handwriting looked almost childlike. I definitely dismissed it at first. I decided to report it to the police but