A man from South East London has been sentenced to prison for a campaign of stalking and psychological terror against his former girlfriend, which included explicit death threats and caused her to attempt suicide.
A Campaign of Terror After a Breakup
Frankie Dabin, a 22-year-old from Bromley, refused to accept the end of his relationship in 2024. After his ex-partner blocked his number, he began using withheld numbers and impersonating her friends to maintain contact. This harassment escalated dramatically in January 2025 when he sent a chilling message stating, "next time it’s going to be your neck," which she interpreted as a direct death threat.
Prosecutor Jonathon Ingram told Southwark Crown Court that the abuse was relentless. In one instance in June 2025, the victim received 88 missed calls before answering, only for Dabin to switch from feigned friendliness to threats, telling her "I’m going to stab you." On another call, he falsely claimed to be "covered in blood" and to have "just killed someone" in a bid to manipulate her.
Explicit Threats and Psychological Torment
The court heard a catalogue of abusive communications from Dabin. His messages and calls included:
- "Keep doing what you are doing and you are not going to be laughing about it soon"
- "My blade is going to go through your f**king fat head"
- "You should just throw yourself off a bridge"
During calls, the victim could hear people in the background "screaming and calling her a sket," and she believed Dabin's comments meant she would be attacked by a group. He also threatened to send intimate images to her mother, though he only contacted her mother without sending any material.
The psychological impact was severe. The victim fully believed Dabin was capable of murdering her and was so distressed that she took three overdoses during the ordeal.
Sentencing and Previous Convictions
Dabin was arrested and charged with stalking involving serious alarm or distress. The court was told he had previous convictions for criminal damage, multiple batteries, threatening behaviour, and dangerous driving from 2022, for which he had received a suspended sentence.
His defence counsel stated Dabin was "not proud" of his actions, attributing them to "his own insecurities" and "drug consumption." The barrister conceded the words were said "for effect," acknowledging their "clearly adverse effect on the complainant."
Judge Adam Hiddleston, sentencing on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, acknowledged Dabin's immaturity but said he would have known "full well" the "abusive, demeaning, and humiliating" impact of his actions. "She took the threats very seriously, as you intended her to, and it caused her the most appalling distress," the judge said.
Frankie Dabin was jailed for 34 months (two years and ten months) and handed a restraining order. Upon hearing his sentence, he stood up and told the judge, "I will use this time to reflect on my actions."
