HSBC boss harassed by Stockport woman

A Croydon Court has heard that an HSBC intern launched an ongoing harassment campaign against her former manager, and his daughter, after he ended the affair. 

 

Miss Emily Salt, aged 26, joined HSBC bank as a graduate management trainee where she met her 56 year old boss. With a degree in international business, finance and economics she could have expected a sucessful future. 

 

They began a sexual relationship that did not work out and consequently Miss Salt sent over 100 messages to her former lover over a 4 week period. One such message said, "I will destroy your daughter and your career."

 

She subsequently set up fake Facebook and Instagram accounts with the intention to convince others that they were his accounts. Additionally she tried to hack into his teenage daughters ISA account.

 

Julie Idowu, prosecuting, said: "The former partner told the defendant not to contact him or his family and threatened to report her to the police as there had been other incidents. There was also an attempt to hack into the Isa account of the daughter. He received a text from the defendant notifying him of an attempt to liquidate the investment in his daughter's Junior Isa account."

 

Salt, of Disley near Stockport, was originally charged with fraud pertaining to accessing the £9,000 held in the ISA, but this part of proceedings was dropped.

 

In a vindictive act she messaged his 16 year old daughter saying, "You look like a slut, your eyebrows are halfway up your head. Your dad makes enough money to get a nose job for you". Further insults were also aimed at the teenagers mother. 

 

Marina Williamson, acting for Salt, told the court: "She met the victim during a six-month internship at the bank and little did she know it would end up in the terrible ordeal that has ended here".

 

Williamson went on to comment, "She was a victim of psychological manipulation, domestic violence at the hands of the complainant." In response District Judge McLean announced: "This is victim blaming. We have to be very careful here."

 

Salt admitted harassment and was sentenced to an 18-month community order.

 

Collings Solicitors

Altrincham