A man alleged to have sent a woman an animal heart and tongue has appeared in court on a stalking charge.

Danny Wells, 28, is also accused of sending the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, text messages, emails and phone calls.

The animal body parts were allegedly sent to her workplace, Maidstone Crown Court was told.

Intimate photos of the woman - referred to only as ‘V’ - were also allegedly posted on Instagram and dating website Plenty of Fish.

Wells, of Gordon Close, Ashford, denies disclosing a private sexual photograph - known as “revenge porn” - between July 11 and July 31 last year.

He also denies stalking, causing fear of violence, between June 28 and December 24 last year.

The case is likely to be transferred out of Kent to Guildford Crown Court in Surrey.

Conditional bail was continued. A date was not set for the next hearing.