Woman , 49, faces wait to learn her fate for harassing her brother

Keli-may Dawson sent dozens of messages to him filled with "bile", Worcester Magistrates Court heard. 

Sean Williams, prosecuting, said the 49-year-old took part in the harassment between June 2022 and July 2023 when she lived at Martin Avenue, Evesham, near her brother.

He said the offence involved tens of messages and getting other parties to post offensive messages on social media. 

COURT: Keli-may Dawson appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court (Image: Facebook)

He said the relationship between the pair was "toxic" and Dawson began accusing her brother of having an affair with another woman - something Mr Williams stressed was wrong with the victim disputing it.

Mr Williams said other things Dawson had made up had caused reputational damage to her brother's business by customers avoiding him after seeing the comments on social media - all caused by Dawson's behaviour. 

One of the messages the victim received, a voice mail, was played to the court in which she said called him "fat", said she hoped he would die and used other offensive terms. 

The prosecutor said the behaviour had caused the victim "stress" and "embarrassment". 

Mr Williams said Dawson - who had previous convictions for assault, GBH and battery - had moved to Eckington Close, Redditch but the victim and his sister still wanted a restraining order.

Jason Patel, defending, said Dawson had various health issues including mental health problems, but the defendant had accepted what she did. 

COURT: Keli-may Dawson appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court

He said there had been a 14-year gap in her offending which could be seen in her criminal record. 

Mr Patel said, after the offending came to light, she was evicted from her home and lost a lot of personal possessions during the Redditch move.

He said that Dawson - who admitted the charge of harassment without violence - would welcome the restraining order.  

Mr Patel added if the magistrates were considering a restraining order there would need to be an adjournment for the probation service to complete a pre-sentence report.

After short deliberations, magistrates announced they were adjourning for the report. 

Dawson, who was given conditional bail, was told to attend her sentencing which was scheduled to take place at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on October 10.

The case was heard at the court on Monday, (September 11).