Nurse faked pregnancy during lockdown and sent ex hoax photos of baby bump
A children’s hospital nurse hounded her ex-boyfriend with hundreds of messages as she faked a pregnancy during the coronavirus lockdown.
Alexandra Gregory, who worked at a children's hospital, sent her ex-boyfriend hundreds of messages during lockdown, claiming she was pregnant with his child. She even went as far as sending him "scan" pictures and photos of a fake baby bump.
The woman then claimed to have given birth to a premature baby girl named Aria. Despite suspicions from the victim's mother that she was lying, Gregory continued her deceit by sending photos of herself in the hospital and images of baby clothes at her home in Redditch, Worcestershire.
In January 2021, she told her victim she had given birth and that the newborn was in hospital. Gregory then took a teddy bear to her victim's home and asked him to sleep with it so she "could give it to Aria to know his scent", Birmingham Live reports.
The court heard that Gregory would often flood her victim with messages if he ignored her, calling him more than 200 times on one occasion. She used the pandemic to manipulate the situation, reminding the victim that leaving the house could "put their baby at risk". She also sent him lists of items to buy for the baby and demanded child maintenance payments.
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She sent detailed medical "updates" about the allegedly premature tot's progress and even sent him voice notes asking if he wanted to sign a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) form should it be needed. The victim's mother then became more suspicious that Gregory was not telling the truth and reported her to the police.
When officers attended Gregory's address in Ham Green she admitted the baby did not exist. The victim and his family were then informed and following the initial police investigations, the victim cut contact with Gregory, who then claimed the baby had died.
The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to sending the images and messages between October 2020 and February 2021 under the Malicious Communications Act 1988. She was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and a three-year restraining order against the victim and his mother. She was also told to pay £500 to the victim.
PC Rosanna Stone, who was the investigating officer for West Mercia Police, said: "I have been speaking with the victim for almost three years now and in my opinion his life has been severely permanently emotionally damaged due to Gregory's actions. She has since gone on to have a child with another partner but answered no comment in interviews."
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