Stalking: Police ‘missed red flags’ in neo-Nazi Callum Parslow

This was not the first conviction for Parslow, who was jailed in 2018 for 30 months for seven counts of stalking and causing fear of violence, and three counts of sending indecent or offensive communications.

He sent “sexually graphic and extremely violent” messages to 13 different women.

BBC Wales spoke to two of them, who found out about his recent conviction in news articles but were “shocked” to see him using a different surname.

Sara Manchipp, from Port Talbot, said: “I was just totally flabbergasted that somebody who has caused so much torment and distress in our lives, could just come out of prison, have a new identity and just go on to reoffend.”

She said she should have been notified of his name change and reoffending.

“I was upset and angry as I feel we had a right to know, he had a massive effect on our lives but the victims are still living with the trauma he caused, and in this case it was totally wrong.”

Sophie – not her real name – now struggles with PTSD as a result of the ordeal and said it was triggering to see Parslow again in the news.

“The police completely dismissed me when I reported his behaviour in 2017 and again it feels like my safety has been ignored,” she said.

In December 2024, the Home Office introduced new stalking measures which included changes to Stalking Protection Orders, external requiring police to be informed of name or address changes, with failure to do so being a criminal offence.

But Mercy, Sara and Sophie felt this should go further to ensure victims were notified.