A prison officer who hounded his girlfriend in an 18-month stalking campaign has left his job.
Joe Pattie, 23, to leave former partner Blayre Howie alone after she broke off their relationship.
Blayre, also 23, said her life became a “living hell”, with Pattie constantly turning up at her work and home.
He called her up to 70 times a day using a work phone at and bombarded her with 50 texts daily, abusing her or begging her to take .
Blayre contacted Serco bosses three times about Pattie’s conduct and made an official complaint in . An internal
investigation was launched and we can reveal that Pattie is no longer employed as a prison officer.
Hairdresser Blayre, from Kilmarnock, said: “It took over my life. I was afraid to go outside. He really thought he was above the law.
“Once I had 70 missed calls from – I had to block the number.
“In the end, I contacted the police because he wouldn’t leave me alone and his work didn’t seem to be able to do anything about it.”
In one voicemail message, Pattie told Blayre: “F****** phone me. I’ve not f****** messaged her. You’re f****** leaving me here, it’s absolutely ridiculous. F****** phone me.”
A text message he sent said: “Swear to God you better have phoned in by half three or your mum will see me tonight, I promise you. And if you say your mum won’t be in, trust me, I’ll wait.”
Blayre, who met Pattie in April 2015, said he quickly became “obsessive, manipulative, controlling and a pathological liar”.
In September, Pattie appeared at and admitted engaging in conduct that placed Blayre in a state of fear or alarm between July 2017 and January this year.
Last month, he was handed a community payback order and a non-harassment order lasting two years.
He was also told to compete 160 hours of unpaid work in six months.
Serco said: “This individual no longer works at .”
Pattie did not comment when contacted by the Sunday Mail.
