In what has been described as “one of the most disturbing cases” in Greater Manchester, England, a 36-year-old man created multiple fake profiles on the Tinder dating app in his ex-girlfriend’s name, encouraging men to break into her home and rape her. This person named Asad Hussain has been found guilty of stalking.
According to Cheshire Police, at least 18 people were tricked into entering her home using fake Tinder profiles, although officers said the exact number is unknown.
Hussain, pretending to be his ex-girlfriend on the app, told the men about her ‘rape fantasies’ and said that if she told them ‘no’ it meant she ‘wanted it more’.
The victim first met the accused in April 2024 and eventually started dating him. However, as he became more controlling day by day, the couple broke up in May 2024. A month later, he allegedly created a fake profile in her name and by the end of July, men started arriving at her door.
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After a nine-day trial at Chester Crown Court, Hussain was found guilty of stalking, causing serious alarm or distress, assault by beating and failure to comply with a legal notice.
Investigating officer PC Keith Terrill of Cheshire Police described the case as “one of the most disturbing stalking cases” ever investigated by the police.
The accused dated the victim under fake identity
Asad Hussain pretended to be ‘Mick Rennie’ on social media and contacted the victim in April 2024, after which the two went on several dates. Eventually, they get into a relationship.
However, control over Hussein began to increase. At one point, he arrived at the victim’s house and kept ringing the doorbell for two hours because one of his male friends had come to meet him. He left the scene only after a neighbor called the police.
On May 6, 2024, when the woman woke up, she saw Hussain reading messages from his phone to his male colleagues and friends. He asked her several questions and wanted to know if she was seeing other men.
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Later, he returned her phone, but when she tried to go to the washroom, he told her that she could not take his phone when he was not present there. Resisting his order, she tried to go to the toilet, but Hussain came in her way and pushed her away. She fell and snatched her phone.
After this day, she never saw the so-called ‘Mick Rennie’ again and remained in the dark about his real identity.
While Hussain did not contact the victim, he did reach out to her daughter and friends and accused her of cheating on him. Eventually, he even contacted her and tried to reconcile with her several times. But, he refused.
Possibly in frustration over her rejection, he created a fake Tinder profile in her name and asked men to come to her house and sexually assault her.
four men in one night
In late July 2024, several men began arriving at her home, claiming they had matched with her on a dating app and that she had invited them to her home.
In August 2024, four men came to her house one night and all of them claimed that they had received similar messages.
Other men also told her that in her messages, she allegedly said she wanted to try out her “rape fantasy” and that she wanted to be “rough.” These people also explained to her how text messages from her fake profile on Tinder told them that if she said “no,” it meant she “wanted it more.”
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In September that year, a man rang her doorbell, pushed the door open and broke the glass panel. When she told him about her situation, he showed her messages from the fake profile, saying that the front door would be open for her, and that she should ‘push’ it because it was ‘hard’.
Later that day, while the victim was at work, another man arrived. He entered her house when her teenage daughter was alone upstairs. He remained inside her house for several minutes before leaving. Thankfully, nothing unfortunate happened.
Police said Hussain was an “extremely deceitful person” whose only motive was to cause maximum harm to the victim and her children, even instigating others to enter her house and sexually assault her.
‘Every effort to hide identity’
Several people who visited the victim’s home provided her with details as they wanted to help in any police investigation.
They all told her about similar incidents, and told her that they matched her ‘fake profile’, after which they were immediately invited to her home and given her phone number.
The fake profile, operated by Asad Hussain, allegedly asked these people which cars were parked outside the house. They were then told that the victim was waiting for them in her conservatory, and directed them to enter her house.
Police said at least 18 people were believed to have been tricked into coming to his address.
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The victim complained to Northwich police response officers. The local policing unit began investigating the case, but failed to capture ‘Mick Rennie’ on any system.
However, when they reviewed the victim’s doorbell camera footage, they discovered that the car that ‘Renee’ was driving was registered in the name of one Asad Hussain and was insured for his business.
Subsequently, he established that ‘Mick Rennie’ was actually Assad Hussain.
The case was later referred to the Harm Reduction Unit, Cheshire Police’s specialist stalking and risk management team. They found that Hussain had made great efforts to conceal his true identity and avoid detection.
Hussain also changed his car registration details and used separate dedicated mobile phones for his ‘Mick Rennie’ alter-ego and fake Tinder profile.
When the accused realized he was a person of interest, he destroyed the mobile phone and factory-reset his personal electronics. He even tried to remove his details from the Companies House list for his business.
“He made every effort to prevent the victim from discovering his true identity, to thwart the investigation and to avoid detection,” PC Terrill said.
Terrill further stated that Hussain believed he could trick the police and that they would not be able to refute his false description and story. The investigating officer said, “In both the cases he was seriously mistaken.”
Refusal to acknowledge ‘sheer horror’
On 6 October 2024, Hussain was arrested after Cumbria Police spotted his van on the M6.
During questioning, he denied being ‘Mick Rennie’ or that he knew the victim or that he had ever been to her house. He denied any knowledge about fake Tinder profiles or any other dating app.
Hussain claimed that his car, a V-10 engined Audi R8, which was seen on the victim’s doorbell, was part of a classic car rental service that his plumbing and gas business was testing.
However, he failed to name any person who had granted the lease, and when objected, said that his company did not keep records of lease agreements.
Indeed, on the day he attacked the victim – May 6, 2024 – he said he was working in a supermarket, but failed to provide any alibi for his statements.
Investigating officer Keith Terrill said, “At no point has Hussain taken any responsibility for his actions or acknowledged the horrors he came close to unleashing. He repeatedly claimed he had never met the victim, and insisted that he and ‘Mick Rennie’ were two different people. However, the evidence showed this to be completely false.”
Authorities were able to find evidence, including CCTV footage and phone records, to refute Hussain’s claims. They also found that Hussain had created several fake Tinder accounts posing as victims.
Hussain allegedly traveled from Cheadle to Northwich whenever the fake Tinder accounts were active. There, he either stayed in a rented industrial unit or parked in a layby on the A556, two miles from the victim’s home. He said that the accused used to run dating profiles for hours.
He had even contacted the victim and introduced himself as one of the people who matched her fake Tinder profile. He sent her messages claiming that he had visited her house more than once. Hussain questioned him whether the police had identified him and what the officers had told him.
Denied involvement even after allegations
In March 2025, Hussain was charged with aggravated stalking and assault with intent to cause serious concern or distress. Despite being charged, the accused continued to deny any involvement in the crime or ever meeting the victim.
The officers seized two devices, a mobile phone and an iPad, from his van. Hussain told them that they would not get any information about the victim or the crime. Still he refused to give them the device password.
Law enforcement officials received a notice under Section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 in June 2025, legally requiring Hussain to disclose his passcode.
Subsequently, Hussain gave them his phone password but said that the iPad belonged to a customer he did not know. He was lying again, as police discovered that the device was linked to his personal phone number and business email address.
In September 2025, the charge of non-compliance with legal notice was also added to Hussain’s list. Despite sufficient evidence against him, the accused continued to deny the crime.
PC Terrill said, “These events have left the victim and her children incredibly shaken and distressed. The strength and bravery they have shown is incredible. Thanks to this and the incredible support of their daughters, friends and other witnesses, Hussain has been held to account for his actions.”
