Online pest is hit with six-year ban on contacting ANY woman on social media

A MAN who bombarded women with online messages has been banned from contacting any female he does not know on social media.

The six-year ban on anthony McNulty is thought to be a legal first.

Police requested the Criminal Behaviour order (CBo) against the 30-year-old due to the ‘significant impact on his victims’.

He has previously been convicted of a string of public order offences against women and is serving a four-month jail term for an incident at a gym in january.

The CBo, handed out by magistrates in Crewe, also prohibits him from refusing to leave any Cheshire premises when asked to by staff or from acting in an ‘anti- social manner.’ McNulty, from runcorn, suffered ‘extensive brain damage’ in 2012 when he shot himself in the head with a shotgun.

In 2016, he was jailed for six months for grievous bodily harm after punching a pubgoer and leaving him unconscious.

Police Constable Chris roberts said: ‘There comes a point when you have to say enough is enough and take additional action to protect members of the public.

‘No one should be subjected to such behaviour or feel threatened or intimidated by the actions of other people.’ If McNulty breaches the order after being released, he could be jailed for up to five years.

It comes after a woman, who copied photos of babies from other people’s Instagram accounts and said they were sick or dead in an attempt to get money, was banned from using social media for two years. Kati ringer, 21, singled out two mothers at random, Norwich magistrates heard.

CBos have also been used to ban a suspected motorbike thief from sitting on one for two years and to stop a London gang using violent language in drill music videos.