Yes, what you describeis most definately harassment by botth men.
In the first case if he was living with you, not on the deeds or rent book, then he is purely a "guest", and you can tell him to leave at anytime.
The second man who sent you the malicious text, is most certainly the very dangerous and the text should be held on your phone and shown to the Police. They can arrest the man on the grounds of sending malicious threats by way of radio telegraphy (the classification which mobiles still fall in to). Whether you believe his criticisms of you were perhaps valid, that still does not give him the right to send maliciious texts.
If there is a threat to your well being in the message that falls in to the realms of a risk to your safety, and if there is anything to do with money. or threat to your well being (more serious as that is intent to endanger life) involved then that is attempting to obtaining money by menaces, which is a more serious offence, and should DEFINATELY be reported to the Police; particularly if he knows where you live.
I would immediately go to a Solicitor, to secure an injunction in the Crown Court, to seek a Place of Safety Order for yourself, and the fact that he has stated that he no longer wanted to continue with the you, only to start sending malicious messages, is clearly harassment. The Court can order that an isolation of say 30 miles be set up from your residence, and that he would be arrested for breaking that order. He can still be arrested under the Domestic Violence Act 1976, even though you are not married/living together.
As for his comment that you will have no friends; how would he know?
I am sure that you have your own social circle both in and out of work, and if he was to follow you around, then that would be deemed to be "stalking", or spreading malicious rumour, and come under the realms of using threatening behaviour, again a Criminal Action and should be reported to the Police,
I would make an initial complaint to the Police, and maintain a diary together with a copy of the correspondence, text or otherwise which could be used in Court for a Restraining Order to be placed upon him. Again, if Crown Prosecution decided to proceed with the action, this information would need to be exhibited to the summons. If the Police do not co-operate, then report the matter to your MP, can intervene to ensure that Police are doing their job.
Equally, there is nothing to stop you going to County Court for an injunction under the Domestic Violence Act, and a further application for the matter to be transferred to Magistrates for the criminal issues.
In this instance, you need to move quickly. You can get legal aid for the Solicitor as soon as the matter is reported to the Police.
I Hope that all goes well
Patsy
