A Cheadle Hulme woman has been sentenced to 28 months in jail after pleading guilty to stalking, harassment and malicious communications.

55-year-old Samantha Wall, of Butterfied Close, subjected two victims to abusive harassment and online stalking for four years.

Her abuse included posting false claims about her victims on social media, claiming one was a psychopath and abuser.

Wall was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court today (Friday 24 October) and was also given a restraining order.

She started abusing her first victim in 2019. The victim had been hosting an event at Aston Villa football club, and had spoken with Wall for around two minutes.

Subsequently, throughout late 2019 and into 2020, the man was informed that social media accounts named Sam Wall were posting comments saying that he had been personally harassing her for more than a decade.

Wall was blocked, and in 2021 the man sought legal advice with the intention to stop Wall's social media updates against him.

She didn't stop and continued making posts claiming that he had tried to kill her cat, he had destroyed her property and that he was under investigation for harassing her and was serving a nine-year prison sentence.

In February 2023, Wall posted that her victim had a psychopathic twin brother who was covering for him whilst he was in jail, which was untrue.

Wall's second victim also received harassment and abusive messages lasting two years. This followed them connecting over social media.

Greater Manchester Police has been supporting the victims since the claims were made.

Wall pleaded guilty to five charges of stalking, harassment and malicious communications in November 2024.

PC Wayne Hasselby, leading the case said: "These types of cases are extremely traumatic for victims to go through. Samantha Wall targeted her victims relentlessly for years, posting false and damaging messages to social media without reason.

"Stalking is typically described as being fixated and persistent behaviour. The impact can often be underestimated, particularly if it's online. However, online stalking can leave victims and survivors fearful of every move they make, as they never know what these individuals are capable of, or whether they know they physical whereabouts. It is hard to escape online harassment, as so much of our lives are now online.

"This particular campaign of harassment took a toll on her victims' mental health and day to day life. I'm glad this has finally been put to an end, and they can now find some closure and move on with their lives. Samantha Wall must now pay the price for her actions.

"I encourage those who think they are being harassed or stalked, whether that be online or physically, to get in touch with us.

"We're committed to putting a stop to these types of crimes and to bring charges against those who commit these awful offences."