The 28-year old woman allegedly not only called her ex-lover a formidable 77 639 times in a week but also sent him 1937 emails, 41 229 text messages, 217 sung messages and 647 letters in the same period.

Linda Murphy, who has a history of obsessive-compulsive behavior, would have badly taken her breakup with William Ryans, with whom she had had a relationship for three weeks.

She is accused of using up to three phones at once to call him on his cell phone, home number and at work, even faxing him 144 times. Read the full story here ▶