“Stalking victims have attacked new laws designed to protect them, saying they fail to recognise that many women are left psychologically devastated by the crime.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Salacious whistles and sexist comments may fall foul of new laws against sexual harassment to which Britain is signing up, the prime minister will announce on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Stalking is to be made a specific criminal offence in England and Wales, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former City worker convicted of stalking his former fiancee has been found guilty of possessing a loaded crossbow near her workplace.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who stalked his ex-girlfriend on Facebook before luring her to his flat and stabbing her to death was today jailed for a minimum of 21 years.”
The Independent, 6th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The police and criminal justice system provides protection to the rich and famous from stalkers but fails to take complaints from the public seriously, according to the results of an independent inquiry published on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims of stalkers could win new protection following completion of a major inquiry, which will this week recommend that a specific offence of stalking be created to combat the problem.”
The Guardian, 5th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A stalker who would not stop terrorising his victim was jailed for two years yesterday after a court heard he had sent her an anniversary card celebrating the sixth year of his restraining order.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A nurse who was murdered by her estranged husband was failed by police who dismissed her complaint that he was harassing her as a case of ‘bickering adults.'”
The Guardian, 20th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A female plumber who glassed a man in a nightclub escaped a prison sentence after a judge accepted that years of sexual harassment at work had led her to erupt.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” A vulnerable man who died after suffering 30 years of torment by yobs was unlawfully killed, a coroner ruled today.”
The Independent, 7th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Convicted murderers, rapists and stalkers are pursuing their victims through the family and civil courts via legal actions that are often funded by the public purse, say experts who are demanding an urgent change in the law.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals who commit offences online and cyber bullies will be banned from the internet as part of the Government’s new cyber security strategy, announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK High Court has banned paparazzi photographers and other media from harassing an actor’s baby and her mother.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Crown Prosecution Service is successfully prosecuting more cases than ever of offences of violence against women and girls.”
Crown Prosecution Service,
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Swearing at police is not a crime because officers hear foul language ‘too frequently’ to be offended, a judge has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An injunction was granted to the mother of actor Hugh Grant’s baby because paparazzi were making her life ‘unbearable’, a judge has explained.”
BBC News, 18th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Today (14 November), we have launched an online consultation asking for views on how best to tackle this crime and provide protection for victims. We ask whether specific offences of ‘stalking’ and ‘cyber stalking’ should be added to existing harassment laws and what training and guidance is needed for police and prosecutors.”
Home Office, 14th November 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The BBC revealed last week that the News of the World (NoW) had engaged ex-policeman Derek Webb to carry out covert surveillance of more than 100 individuals. From 2003 through to 2011 Webb worked for the newspaper following celebrities, royals, politicians and others, sometimes for days, or weeks at a time. For example, former Home Secretary Charles Clarke MP is said to have been watched for more than 20 days.”
Legal Week, 14th November 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
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