“YOU’RE f****** my business up, you’re taking the p***,” was a message sent by a man to another who had a private investigator that later ‘accused’ him of burglary.

Luke Gleeson, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Monday morning (April 8) for one count of sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

He was due to stand trial but instead pleaded guilty to the offence which took place late last year.

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It was heard that the 35-year-old had sent the threatening text message to Christian Hudson after the victim had received Gleeson’s name on a list from a private investigator of potential culprits who had burgled his Oxford home.

Sentencing him to 10 months imprisonment, Judge Nigel Daly said: “You’ve been in prison for five months now, it really wasn’t worth it.

“I’m sure it’s struck you the stupidity of your behaviour.”

During the proceedings, it was heard that Mr Hudson had been the victim of two residential burglaries in Oxford last year and a number of sentimental items, including jewellery, were taken.

Thames Valley Police were informed and were investigating the matter.

However, Mr Hudson ‘made personal efforts himself’ to investigate and hired a private investigator.

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The private investigator later provided Mr Hudson with a list of names of potential culprits, including Gleeson, who was informed about the list and later confronted the victim.

It was heard in court that it is unknown how Gleeson obtained Mr Hudson’s details but he began messaging and voice noting the victim.

Mr Hudson said he was ‘solely concerned’ with the return of his items and was offering a £50,000 reward.

Gleeson told the victim he had information about two of the stolen items but failed to send photographic evidence to Mr Hudson when asked.

He then asked Mr Hudson to send him money for the time he had spent trying to locate the stolen property.

The victim sent him £200 and tried to end the communications with Gleeson, then triggering the message in the indictment which read: “You’re f****** my business up, you’re taking the f****** p***.

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“You better sort it out or I will wait outside your house.”

Mr Hudson found the message distressing and reported it a few days later.

In a victim impact statement, he wrote: “This had affected me and my wife significantly, we are not sleeping well, it’s like having a black cloud over us.”

Speaking to the judge, Gleeson said: “It was silly of me. It was a moment of madness.”