A DRIVER stole an innocent stranger's identity to blame her for a speeding offence.

Muhammad Dammir Boyce, 24 and of Talbot Road in Bournemouth, stole Ffion Stockden’s details from her lost driving licence and Facebook account.

He even told police he was in a sexual relationship with Miss Stockden, 22, and visited her at work in Bournemouth ahead of his trial.

Miss Stockden has chosen to speak publicly about her experience to warn others of the dangers of social media.

Boyce admitted perverting the course of justice on the day the trial was due to start at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday, August 21.

On Friday, September 7, he appeared at Inner London Crown Court, where he was sentenced to a 13-month prison sentence suspended for two years.

He was also ordered to carry out 270 hours of unpaid work, made the subject of an electronically-monitored curfew until March 2019, disqualified from driving for six months and told to pay a £140 victim surcharge.

Boyce was also handed a conditional discharge for two years for a second fraud offence, which occurred in London.

In the early hours of Thursday, March 17 2016 a Volkswagen Golf insured by Boyce but not shown to be registered to him had gone through a speed camera in Castle Lane West. The vehicle speed was clocked at 56mph.

A police Notice of Intended Prosecution was sent to Boyce and he responded naming Miss Stockden as the driver using the details from her lost driving licence.

Miss Stockden told police she was not the driver, knew nothing about the vehicle and didn't know Boyce.

However, she had lost her driving licence in 2015 while a student in Bournemouth.

Boyce was arrested. During his interview, he told police Miss Stockden was his ex-girlfriend. He even visited the bar where she worked to speak to her ahead of his trial in a bid to get more information out of her.

The victim believes her personal details from her Facebook account, including her mobile phone number, were used by Boyce.

She said: “This case has been hanging over me for almost three years now and has caused me significant stress.

"I am quite a laid-back person but it really started to affect me when he turned up at my work and tried to speak to me."

Miss Stockden had some "basic security settings" on Facebook, but the account featured a number of person details, including her phone number.

"I have undergone spinal operations and have a scar on my body but I had not made this public or posted any pictures on social media," she said.

"This was really useful as when Boyce was asked in police interview to describe me he failed to mention these key points, which helped prove he was lying.

"For me, security on social media is now a real priority and I would urge everyone to make sure this is the case for them."

PC Sean Todd, of the traffic unit, said: “Boyce stole an innocent women’s identity in an attempt to get out of a speeding offence. Even after he was challenged by officers he continued to spin a web of lies to evade justice."