Blackpool man accused of harassing social workers has conviction overturned

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Blackpool man accused of harassing social workers has conviction overturned
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Messages were sent to the women calling them bullies and accusing them of 'stealing kids'

Kevin McIver, 46, was alleged to have sent abusive messages to the women, accusing them of 'stealing kids', 'breaking up families' and 'bullying'. McIver, who was living in Blackpool at the time the messages were sent, denied he was responsible for them. However he was convicted of harassment following a trial at Preston Magistrates Court.

READ MORE: 'I'd rip his beard off': Pregnant Blackpool mum bit police officer and threatened to cough Covid at him Judge Jones KC also said that numerous people in the household may have been "disgruntled or unhappy" with the social workers, and therefore motive itself did not necessarily tie McIver to the phone from which the messages were sent.

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