Sick hubby posed as ex to hurt wife

A VICTIM stalked by her own husband posing as her former partner is backing the Sunday People’s Stop the Stalker Campaign. Amanda Playle, 44, is still traumatised by her husband Paul’s twisted campaign. She believes a stalker register could stop him reoffending. Playle, 43, set up fake online accounts in the name of a man who was Amanda’s partner for 22 years then bombarded her with up to 300 messages a day. Police nailed him last year and in January he was jailed for three and a half years for stalking and coercive and controlling behaviour. The couple have three daughters. Amanda said: “What Paul did was cruel and malicious, the biggest betrayal. It left me suicidal and our children devastated.” She fears he will seek revenge when he is out. She said: “I am supporting the Sunday People’s campaign because I think he’ll reoffend, if not with me than with another woman.” Nursery school teacher Amanda said: “His betrayal, his hatred towards me and the feeling of worthlessness doesn’t leave you. I still feel sick every time the phone goes.” Her hell began in 2015 when Playle, a bankrupt electrician, became “resentful” that she was starting a job. He began posing as her ex, Anthony Reynolds. She declined a drink with “Reynolds” and the message onslaught began. They called her a “cheating whore” and “nothing but a slag”. He threatened to rape and kill her and sent her a photo of their 16-year-old daughter Chloe, calling her “stunning”. Playle sent threatening messages to himself, Chloe and Amanda’s parents and colleagues. Over two years, Amanda suffered and started to self-harm – but Playle played the role of a supportive husband. She said: “He was my rock. I was so exhausted I believed him. He was the only person I trusted.” He was finally caught in June 2017, spotted on CCTV taking a picture at Gatwick airport which he sent to Amanda. He was convicted at Lewes crown court. She sold the family home to pay Playle’s debts, started a new job and is rebuilding her life. She added: “I was fortunate East Sussex police took me seriously from the word go.”