Man convicted of harassing model Sophie Anderton – BBC News
“A stockbroker has been found guilty of stalking model Sophie Anderton by bombarding her with text messages.”
BBC News, 25th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: harassment
Killer stalker jailed for life – The Guardian
“A stalker who carried out a ‘frenzied’ knife attack on his ex-girlfriend after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for life.Vikramgit Singh, 26, was told he must serve at least 20 years for the murder of Gemma Dorman in July 2008.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man fined over Facebook insult to ex-girlfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been ordered to pay £165 for calling his ex-girlfriend an offensive name on Facebook, in one of the first cases of its kind.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Under fire Greater Manchester Police failed dead woman – BBC News
“Greater Manchester Police has been told it failed a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend as a report graded it as one of the worst in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailed for crying rape: fantasist or genuine victim? – The Guardian
“Supporters of Gail Sherwood say her conviction will discourage others from reporting attacks. Prosecutors say she had to be taken to court for the sake of real rape victims.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman subjected female priest to campaign of harassment – Daily Telegraph
“A lonely churchgoer submitted her female priest to a terrifying harassment campaign after fixating on her as a mother figure, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook takes down 30 prisoners’ pages after victim taunts – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, says the 30 offending pages brought to the attention of Facebook had been removed within 48 hours.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gangster used Facebook to intimidate enemies from cell – The Independent
“Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, has announced a crackdown on prisoners using Facebook after it emerged that a gangland kingpin has spent the past two months using the social networking site to intimidate his enemies.”
The Independent, 31st January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman forced into hiding by Britain’s worst stalker attacks police failures – The Guardian
“A social worker who was forced into hiding by a man dubbed Britain’s most prolific stalker has spoken out for the first time over ‘appalling’ failures of the Metropolitan Police in investigating her harassment, followed by what she describes as an ‘incompetent’ internal inquiry into its own conduct.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalkers are criminals – not ‘incompetent suitors’ – The Guardian
“A man who harassed a woman for seven years has been jailed for just 16 weeks. Why is the law so slow to realise that stalking is a serious – and often violent – crime?”
The Guardian, 29th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kate Middleton launches legal action against photographer – The Guardian
“Kate Middleton is pursuing legal action against a photographer who took pictures of her on Christmas Day, a month after the Queen warned the media over publication of paparazzi photographs of the royals.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Veakins v Kier Islington Ltd – WLR Daily
Veakins v Kier Islington Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1288; [2009] WLR (D) 353
“In many cases the remedy for high-handed or discriminatory misconduct by or on behalf of an employer would be more fittingly in the employment tribunal rather than by recourse to a claim for damages for the statutory tort of harassment.”
WLR Daily, 4th December 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Action on disability hate crimes – The Independent
“Local authorities that fail to protect disabled people from persistent harassment or anti-social behaviour will face legal action if they are found to be ignoring disability hate crimes, the Equality and Human Rights Commission will announce today.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Why are payouts so unfair? – The Guardian
“The £100,000 compensation awarded to the family of Jean Charles de Menezes pales beside the £4m being claimed in a current sexual harrassment case. Why the huge difference?”
The Guardian, 25th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court injunction – the weapon of choice to slap down protests – The Guardian
“Chris Osmond is a battle-hardened campaigner who has been in and out of courts during his efforts to close down an arms factory near his home. But one day he made a startling discovery. The other side had his personal diary.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Officer wins turban row tribunal – BBC News
“A Sikh police officer who was told to remove his turban during riot training has won his discrimination case against Greater Manchester Police.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police errors contributed to suicide of tormented mother Fiona Pilkington – The Guardian
“Police errors and inaction were partly responsible for driving a vulnerable single mother to kill herself and her severely disabled daughter after years of abuse from youths, an inquest found today.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalking victims let down by police – The Independent
“Victims of stalking have been let down by the police in the past, a senior officer said today.”
The Independent, 28th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Why we avoid charging youths, by inquest police – The Independent
“Police try to avoid sending anti-social youths to prison because it increases the chances of them reoffending, an inquest into the deaths of a mother and her disabled daughter heard today.”
The Independent, 25th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
