A Cheadle woman who relentlessly stalked a motivational speaker and businesswoman online claiming one was a psychopath and abuser has been jailed.
Samantha Wall aged 53 of Butterfield Close, Cheadle was sentenced to 28 months along with a restraining order at Manchester Crown Court today after pleading guilty to stalking, harassment and malicious communications.
Wall was arrested after harassing two victims for a number of years, which included posting false claims on social media and stating her victims had in fact targeted her for years and were in prison for it.
The ordeal for her first victim, started back in 2019 when he was taking part hosting an event at Aston Villa football club. At the event there were around 200 people, including Sam Wall.
During the event they had a short chat which lasted no longer than two minutes and they had no further contact.
Throughout the back end of 2019 and through 2020, he was informed that social media accounts named Sam Wall were posting comments saying that he had been personally harassing her for more than a decade. Wall was subsequently blocked from his accounts.
In 2021, he spoke with two legal companies to write to Wall with the intention to stop her writing social media updates against him.
Wall didn’t stop and continued posting numerous posts claiming that he had tried to kill her cat, he had destroyed her property and that he was under investigation for harassing her and was serving a nine-year prison sentence.
In February 2023, Wall posted that her victim had a psychopathic twin brother who was covering for him whilst he was in jail, which was untrue.
Wall’s second victim was also subjected to two and a half years of harassment and abusive messages posted online after she had connected with her over social media.
Ever since these reports were made, we have supported the victims.
Wall pleaded guilty to five charges of stalking, harassment and malicious communications in November 2024.
PC Wayne Hasselby, leading the case said: “These types of cases are extremely traumatic for victims to go through. Samantha Wall targeted her victims relentlessly for years, posting false and damaging messages to social media without reason.
“Stalking is typically described as being fixated and persistent behaviour. The impact can often be underestimated, particularly if it’s online. However, online stalking can leave victims and survivors fearful of every move they make, as they never know what these individuals are capable of, or whether they know they physical whereabouts. It is hard to escape online harassment, as so much of our lives are now online.
“This particular campaign of harassment took a toll on her victims’ mental health and day to day life. I’m glad this has finally been put to an end, and they can now find some closure and move on with their lives. Samantha Wall must now pay the price for her actions.
I encourage those who think they are being harassed or stalked, whether that be online or physically, to get in touch with us.
“We’re committed to putting a stop to these types of crimes and to bring charges against those who commit these awful offences.”
