A MAN chased his nephew’s ex-girlfriend as she ran in fear towards Glasgow Fort following a month-long campaign of harassment.

Stefan Haraburda initially appeared to be a good Samaritan after allowing the woman to move into his Inver Road home following the breakdown of her relationship.

But in December last year the 62-year-old began to pester her for attention, asking to lie next to her in bed and sending her dozens of text messages.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that in December 2016, Haraburda knocked on his victim’s bedroom door and asked to lie next to her in bed because he was feeling lonely.

On December 28 the victim and her friend had hired a van to collect her belongings from the property, in Wellhouse.

Haraburda repeatedly asked to speak to the victim alone then sent her around 30 text messages and made a similar number of phone calls.

The procurator fiscal depute said: “The messages were not of a threatening nature but they alarmed her.”

The texting continued until January 3, 2017 when the victim went to the police and officers detained Haraburda the following day.

However, on January 5, 2017, Haraburda waited for the victim outside her work at ScotBeef Limited and pleaded for her to go for a coffee with him.

The victim refused and so he followed along beside her in his car as she walked away.

The woman was so alarmed she ran down a lane towards Glasgow Fort.

At this point, Haraburda left his vehicle and chased her on foot, only stopping when she ran over a motorway bridge.

CCTV operators had seen the chase and called police.

Haraburda’s defence lawyer told the court his client’s wife had left him, he was estranged from his adult children and “the time of year” had made things difficult for him.

The lawyer said Haraburda had been extremely anxious about the situation and has contacted a psychologist.

Sheriff Gerard Bonnar sentenced him to a supervision order with 120 hours of unpaid work to be completed within nine months.

He is also subject to a non harassment order lasting two years.