A woman who matched on Tinder with predator Christopher Harkins says she was subjected to death threats and abuse that destroyed her mental health for years - after spending just 20 minutes in his company.

Speaking for the first time about going on a date with the notorious fraudster and rapist in 2018, Nadia said the abuse started after she ended their date early because of "red flags".

The sports massage therapist is among half a dozen women who shared their distressing, and often bizarre, experiences with one of Scotland's most prolific romance fraudsters in new BBC Disclosure podcast: Matched with a Predator.

The BBC investigation revealed that 11 women tried to report Harkins to Police Scotland as far back as 2012.

Despite allegations of physical attacks, frauds, threats and abuse, Harkins was not investigated by police until late 2019.

Police Scotland said earlier reports were "mainly around the financial situation" and they were all treated in isolation - a situation it hoped "wouldn't be replicated now".

Harkins spent almost a decade carrying out crimes against women he met online in Scotland and London, before being jailed in 2024.

Nadia believes he should have been stopped earlier.

She is among several victims who have called for Police Scotland to apologise to those who tried to report him.

Nadia, who is now 34, and Harkins, now 38, matched on Tinder seven years ago.

They chatted over messages and after a few weeks, they decided to go out for dinner in Glasgow.

For Nadia, the first red flag came when she arrived to pick up Harkins from his flat in Cumbernauld.

He opened the door wearing jogging trousers and a vest, saying he was too tired to go out. He suggested they stay at his flat and order takeaway.

"This is where it gets bizarre," said Nadia.

"I went in. The place was bare. No furniture. The living room was totally empty apart from a TV on some boxes."

Harkins offered to make Nadia a vodka. When she declined the alcohol and poured herself a Diet Coke, she says the atmosphere changed.

"It was as if he had an internal man tantrum," she said.

"He looked at me as if, 'who do you think you are? Why are you pouring yourself a drink?'

"I was a bit nervous and I poured it right to the top of the glass. As I turned, I........

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