"It was horrendous bleeding, I'd have to leave school and go home and change – I'd bleed through tampons and pads," she said.

Describing her insurance company as "horrendously unhelpful", she said she told them that the chimney stack would not withstand another storm and could potentially fall and injure or kill someone - or come through the roof.

Jayne worked as her stalking advocate, and described the impact on the victim as "horrendous".

Ms Hill, who works in healthcare, said what transpired was "horrendous", as the man began to stalk her and her family.

But the cost in lives has been horrendous.