Full Breakdown
Stalker Sentenced for Using Fake Tinder Profile to Lure Men to Ex-Partner’s Home
6/29/2026, 9:33:02 PM
Stalking Scheme and Men Lured to Victim’s Home
In July 2024 Asad Hussain, a 36-year-old central-heating engineer from Cheadle, Greater Manchester, created a fraudulent Tinder profile using the personal details of his former partner, a woman living in Northwich. Through the account he messaged random men, claiming the victim wanted a “rape fantasy” and to be “roughed up”. At least 18 men travelled to her address; police suspect the true number is higher. Four men arrived on a single night in August 2024, and in September a man smashed the front-door glass after being told to “give the door a good shove”.
Relationship Background and Escalation
The victim first met Hussain in April 2024 under the alias “Mick Renney”. Their relationship lasted about a month. On 6 May 2024 she ended it after he seized her phone, read her messages and pushed her to the floor in a bathroom. Following the breakup he repeatedly contacted her daughter and friends, accused the victim of cheating, and attempted to rekindle the relationship. When those overt attempts failed, he shifted to the fake Tinder scheme.
Timeline of Key Events
- April 2024 – Victim meets Hussain (alias Mick Renney) on a dating app.
- 6 May 2024 – Relationship ends after physical assault; Hussain forces entry to bathroom.
- July 2024 – Fake Tinder account launched; men begin receiving messages.
- August 2024 – Four men attend the Northwich address in one night.
- September 2024 – A man shoves the front door, breaking the glass panel.
- 6 October 2024 – Hussain’s van spotted in Cumbria; he is arrested.
- Late 2024 – Chester Crown Court convicts Hussain of stalking, assault and non-compliance; he receives an eight-year prison term and a 15-year restraining order.
Data & Statistics
- Minimum 18 men deceived into visiting the victim’s home (police estimate).
- Mirror reports suggest up to 35 men were directed to the address.
- Four men arrived on a single night in August 2024.
- One incident resulted in a smashed front-door glass panel.
- Convictions: stalking causing serious alarm or distress, assault by beating, failure to comply with a Section 49 RIPA notice.
- Sentence: eight years imprisonment; 15-year restraining order.
Official Statements & Responses
PC Keith Terrill, investigating officer for Cheshire Constabulary, called the case “one of the most technically complex and disturbing stalking cases” the force has investigated and warned that “the internet offers no sanctuary to those who wish to commit violence against women and girls.” Judge Michael Leeming noted the scale of the deception, stating the defendant “sent a significant number of men, as many as 35, to her home address.” The Crown Prosecution Service, the jury and the judge were all cited as treating the case with “the utmost seriousness.”
Criticism & Opposition
The victim’s impact statement condemned Hussain’s conduct, asserting: “No person has the right to make me feel unsafe in my own home just because I no longer want to date them. No should mean no.” She added that the sentence, while offering some closure, does not erase the lasting trauma inflicted on her and her daughters.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
Police statements cite at least 18 men who attended the victim’s home, whereas the Mirror article claims up to 35. No public record confirms the exact figure, and investigators have not disclosed how many additional men may have been contacted but did not travel.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I am grateful for the sentence that the judge has imposed on Mr Hussain today, this will bring me some peace over the coming months. However, no sentence takes away the enormous impact his behaviour has had on both myself and my daughters. No person has the right to make me feel unsafe in my own home just because I no longer want to date them. No should mean no. Now I am left wondering how many men have my address and believe I want to be sexually assaulted, or worse.” — Victim, Northwich
- “This has been one of the most technically complex and disturbing stalking cases Cheshire Constabulary has ever investigated.” — PC Keith Terrill, Cheshire Police
- “It has however once again shown that the internet offers no sanctuary to those who wish to commit violence against women and girls and domestic abuse.” — PC Keith Terrill
- “You sent a significant number of men, as many as 35, to her home address,” — Judge Michael Leeming
What’s Next
Hussain will serve his eight-year term at HMP Altcourse and remains subject to a 15-year restraining order. Cheshire Police continue to advise anyone experiencing stalking to contact 101 or Crimestoppers, reinforcing ongoing public-safety outreach.
