Jealous insurance worker harassed her married ex-lover and sent photos to his ...

Jealous insurance worker harassed her married ex-lover and sent photos to his ...
Jealous insurance worker harassed her married ex-lover and sent photos to his ...

Laura Templar (pictured), 38, bombarded father-of-two Patrick O'Connor with messages, calls and emails after he ended their on-and-off affair in April last year

Laura Templar (pictured), 38, bombarded father-of-two Patrick O'Connor with messages, calls and emails after he ended their on-and-off affair in April last year

An insurance worker who harassed her married ex-lover and sent him photographs of his own wife and children after he started a new affair with a woman in the same luxury apartment block has been hit with a restraining order.

Laura Templar, 38, bombarded father-of-two Patrick O'Connor with messages, calls and emails after he ended their on-and-off affair in April last year.

The insurance underwriter, who lives in Shoreditch, also shouted 'You're a c**t' at the construction worker after seeing him outside his offices in the City of London.

She also texted him saying she knew he was dropping his wife off at work, and purchased tickets to a work event he was due to attend, despite him not telling her about it. 

Mr O'Connor warned Templar she was harassing him. But a court heard she then targeted his new lover, a concierge in her apartment block, after she discovered the pair were having their own affair.

She also revealed Mr O'Connor's affair with the concierge to his wife and sent him pictures of him and his family. 

Lawyers for Templar said she had 'loved' Mr O'Connor, that she had believed he wanted to be with her and that she had found it 'extremely difficult' seeing him with a new lover.

They also claimed she had asked Mr O'Connor not to stand outside her building but that he had continued to do so. 

Now Templar, of Shoreditch, has admitted two counts of harassment without violence.

Appearing at Stratford Magistrates' Court, she was given a 12-month conditional discharge along with a 12 month restraining order. 

The court heard that Mr O'Connor, a married man, became involved with Templar in March 2020 when he was working as a construction worker at her luxury apartment block.

Lawyers for Templar said she had 'loved' Mr O'Connor, that she had believed he wanted to be with her and that she had found it 'extremely difficult' seeing him with a new lover

Lawyers for Templar said she had 'loved' Mr O'Connor, that she had believed he wanted to be with her and that she had found it 'extremely difficult' seeing him with a new lover

The affair was on and off for about a year before they split, with Templar later finding out that he had started another affair with the then concierge of the building, Caroline Decleves.

Margaret Bankole, prosecuting, said: 'Patrick O'Connor is married and has two children.

'He worked in the same building where the defendant lives. The affair began in March 2020 and lasted for two months.

'Then the affair was rekindled in March last year and ended the same month, which is when it is said the defendant began harassing him by constantly sending him messages, emails and text messages.

'She would

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