A teenager repeatedly stabbed a man she had formed a relationship with in the head for failing to give her expensive gifts.

Chloe Coster was 15 when she posed as a 19-year-old and pretended to fall in love with a 35-year-old man in 2020. 

After pleading guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent at a previous hearing, she was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on November 27, where she was given a two-year community order. 

Using the alias Hope Morgan, the now-18-year-old duped the victim - telling him that she wanted to marry him, but then extorted him out of cash and gifts. 

On one occasion before the violent incident, she had met him at a Travelodge and took £200 from him before running away and she then later returned to receive a bracelet before running off again. 

On January 20, 2021, Coster met him at a Holiday Inn in Swindon where she demanded jewellery, alcohol and sweets.

He paid her taxi fare and took her to his room, where she grabbed a packet of Maoam sweets and put them in her pocket.

Coster then started searching the room for other gifts. When she was unable to find any, she became angry and there was a struggle that ended with her stabbing the victim several times.

The defendant then told the victim that if he reported it to the police, he would get into trouble as she was only 15 years old.

In messages sent to him following the attack, she wrote: "You know I’m young, you’re an old man who tried to kidnap me," adding, "I’m young, you will get in trouble."

The victim went to hospital for treatment of knife wounds to his ear, arm and the top of his head, where doctors informed the police.

Coster was arrested and questioned when she claimed the victim was a stalker and lied about her involvement in the incident. 

Prosecutor Alec Small said the relationship between Ms Coster and the victim was "contingent on expensive gifts, items and clothing".

To show the disparity in their relationship he demonstrated that Coster had the man saved in her phone under the name 'Annoying ****' and he had her saved in his phone as 'My Hope'. 

Judge Jason Taylor KC described Coster as 'conniving and calculated' and sentenced the pizza delivery driver of Clary Road, Swindon to a two-year community order with the requirement to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.

He ruled that she must also attend 25 rehabilitation activity days and pay a fine of £1,000.