A girl has advised how her estranged husband launched a ‘sinister’ marketing campaign in opposition to her, which included drugging her meals with canine medication and sleeping tablets.
Thomas Ferneyhough, 37, of Nice Haywood, Stafford, started tormenting his spouse Joanne, 42, after she tried to finish their relationship shortly after getting married.
However whereas making an attempt reconciliation, Ferneyhough started secretly slipping what Joanne believes have been sleeping tablets and canine medication into her meals and tea.
Ferneyhough additionally hacked her Fb and despatched messages to pals, urinated on her automotive, and contacted her colleagues telling them she had cheated on him.
Joanne and Thomas Ferneyhough, of Stafford, endured a ‘rocky’ marriage, which resulted in him embarking on a ‘sinister’ marketing campaign in opposition to her. Joanne, 37, has now spoken out about how she believes she was drugged with sleeping tablets and canine medication
The issues started throughout their quick marriage in June 2017, when Ferneyhough started displaying possessive behaviour.
They tried to repair their relationship, however Joanne finally kicked him out of their house in December 2021.
He then threatened to ‘burn the home down’ and continued to harass her over messages.
Ferneyhough then disappeared however despatched her audio clips threatening to kill himself and after a search, police discovered him in a discipline.
He was arrested and appeared at Stafford Crown Court docket in August 2022, the place he admitted widespread assault, threatening to destroy property, partaking in controlling and coercive behaviour, and harassment.
He was sentenced to 30 months in jail – leaving Joanne, who suffers from nervousness, to try to construct up her life as soon as extra.
Joanne says her estranged husband launched a sinister and sustained marketing campaign of harassment in opposition to her
Joanne married Thomas Ferneyhough in 2017 however he quickly started to indicate possessive behaviour and their relationship unravelled
Joanne stated: ‘You by no means think about the individual you’re keen on could be able to such terrible issues – like drugging you.
‘He as soon as handed me a cup of tea and jokingly stated, “I may have put something in that”.
‘I did not assume something of it on the time – I by no means as soon as thought he was slipping issues into my drinks.
‘I’ve actually struggled after the entire ordeal, however I am glad he is lastly out of my life.’
The pair first met in 2014 on a courting app and tied the knot three years later, in June 2017. Inside months of getting married, Joanne seen a ‘possessive’ facet to her new husband.
Joanna says she drank tea which her accomplice had made her but it surely tasted bizarre and he or she put it right down to the milk being off
Joanne says she went to her GP as a result of she was oversleeping and really torpid on a regular basis – due to the drugging by her former accomplice
Joanna’s ex accomplice was convicted at Stafford Crown Court docket for partaking in coercive and controlling behaviour
She stated: ‘The day after our marriage ceremony day he stated, “I personal you now”. Issues continued to go downhill from there. He additionally had a nasty mood – slamming doorways and punching holes in them.’
Joanne tried to finish their relationship in September 2017, however scorned Ferneyhough continued to contact her.
He turned up at her work, slashed her tires, urinated on her automotive, and unfold rumours about an affair round her workplace.
Though she bought a restraining order, Ferneyhough breached it by persevering with to message her.
In October 2017, he was convicted for harassment in opposition to Joanne and jailed for 10 weeks. After his stint in jail, Ferneyhough begged for her again, and he or she determined to provide him one final probability.
However unbeknownst to Joanne, her estranged husband had began drugging her meals and cups of tea with sleeping drugs and medication she believes have been meant for his or her pug, Bella, eight.
She stated: ‘He spent a variety of time reflecting and I actually thought he’d modified.
Joanne says that her accomplice turned very possessive after they bought married, with him even saying that he owned her
Joanna’s canine Bella: She says she believes she was poisoned by some canine medication and sleeping tablets
‘In August 2021, I began feeling actually in poor health rapidly.
‘I even went to the GP as a result of I used to be oversleeping and really torpid on a regular basis.
‘The cup of teas tasted bizarre, however I at all times put it down the milk being off.
‘One time, I woke-up to him shaking my arm and once I woke-up he regarded so relieved. He even advised me he thought I used to be useless.’
Joanne additionally seen his mood creeping again in when she started working from house in August 2021.
Ferneyhough kicked a cabinet whereas she was on digital assembly calling her a ‘pathetic b****’ and on one other event threw a bacon roll on the wall.
She stated: ‘He stated that there was fats on the bacon, and he did not need it – so threw it on the wall.
‘One other time he scrapped his complete plate of tea into the bin after I might been cooking.’
Joanne kicked him out in December 2021, with him then threatening to burn the home down.
In January, Ferneyhough discharged himself from a psychological well being evaluation and continued to message his spouse, sending her audio clips saying he was reducing himself.
After a police search, he was present in a discipline and Joanne ended issues for good with him when he was at the back of the police automotive.
‘I used to be consistently trying over my shoulder and petrified of what he would possibly do,’ she stated.
‘I ultimately noticed the bottle of Bella’s medication at house was almost empty, in addition to the sleep tablets I had been prescribed.
‘I put two and two collectively and believed he had been drugging me, utilizing that.’
Ferneyhough was arrested and admitted widespread assault – which was in relation to the drugging.
He was additionally convicted for threatening to destroy property, partaking in controlling and coercive behaviour, and harassment at Stafford Crown Court docket in August 2022.
The fees associated to incidents between January 1, 2020 and November 30, 2021.
In mitigation, Stephen Rudge stated Ferneyhough ‘does latch on to ladies’.
He added: ‘As soon as he’s a relationship it’s to the purpose the place he turns into obsessive about them.
‘He did not wish to lose her, however his actions drove her away and made it worse.’
After being jailed for 30 months, Joanne struggled to sleep and suffers with nervousness after the ordeal.
She stated: ‘I actually hope I will help different ladies who discover themselves in an analogous state of affairs.
‘It is so arduous to let somebody go once you wish to do is assist them.
‘However the perfect factor you are able to do is get some assist and converse out earlier than issues escalate.
‘It is actually shaken my belief in males and having a relationship is the furthest factor from my thoughts.
‘I used to be very fortunate one thing worse did not occur.
‘It has been a extremely tough time however I am attending to a spot the place I can take care of myself and transfer on with my life.’
