The boss of a concrete firm stalked his wife and her suspected lover by attaching GPS trackers to their cars and hiring private investigators to take photographs of them, a court heard.

Steven Brown admitted the offences at Basingstoke magistrates' court against his wife, Nichola, 44, and fireman Mark Compton, committed over three months from November 2015.

In a victim personal statement read to the court, Mrs Brown said she became "paranoid, low and depressed" following her husband's actions.

And she became so "worried about being watched" that her fear prompted her to put up curtains throughout the house, in addition to existing blinds.

Marianna Lo Conte, prosecuting, told the court that Mr Brown, 51, of Sutton in Surrey, placed two GPS trackers on his wife's car and another on Mr Compton's vehicle.

She said he also employed two private investigators to follow and take photographs of them.

Mr and Mrs Brown have since split up.

Ms Lo Conte said: "The private investigators took photographs of the two together and the defendant handed these pictures to Mrs Brown."

She added: "Numerous calls and text messages were made by the defendant to both complainants and, in addition to that, to Mr Compton's ex-partner as well."