A woman hounded from her dream home in Spain by racist thugs claims she is the victim of a hate campaign to force her off a Bradford estate.

Carol Lee fled the holiday resort of Torrevieja three years ago saying she had received death threats because her partner was black.

Mrs Lee, 60, bought a house in Landsholme Court, Holme Wood, to make a new start on her own.

But she says her Spanish nightmare came back to haunt her when a gang of youths began a campaign of harassment and intimidation.

She believes they are seeking revenge after she gave Torrevieja a bad name.

Mrs Lee says some people refuse to accept what she suffered at the hands of racists in Spain. They blame her for tarnishing the image of the resort near Alicante where their friends, colleagues or relatives may own property.

Since Mrs Lee spoke out about her ordeal in Spain, stones have been thrown at her home and her wheelie bin set on fire.

Loud music is played behind her home late at night and youths kick footballs against her doors and windows.

She said: "I've heard them shouting: This is justice for Torrevieja'. I'm a vulnerable lady living on my own and they torment me. I've been harassed from day one."

In July 2003 Mrs Lee told the Telegraph & Argus how she and her partner Gilbert Daley were targeted by the Spanish National Front.

The couple emigrated to Spain when he retired but within weeks they had received death threats from right-wing extremists and letters warning them to move away. Believing their lives were in danger, they left the country after four-and-a-half years.

When they returned to Britain their 15-year relationship ended.

"I came here to find a safe haven and make a new start but I have suffered the same sort of harassment I suffered over there," Mrs Lee said.

"I am calling the police nearly every day. It's a hate campaign for what I said about Torrevieja."

Mrs Lee, who works as a cleaner, wants the police to do all they can to protect her and her home from abuse and damage.

And she appealed for her tormentors to leave her alone. She said: "I've been harassed everywhere I've worked and branded a mad woman.

"I thought everything would be all right when I came here - but it wasn't."

A police spokesman said: "We are aware of the anti-social behaviour being encountered by this lady and officers from our Vulnerable Victims Unit have visited her and are working with her to resolve the situation.

"Officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team are also aware of the situation and are looking at ways of addressing the issue."

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