‘Sinister’ Facebook stalker jailed for abusing woman – BBC News
‘A “cowardly predator” who cyber-stalked a disabled campaigner against online abuse has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: stalking
CPS apologises to Girls Aloud star for not prosecuting stalker – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has apologised to Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts for not prosecuting an ex-boyfriend accused of violating a restraining order for stalking her.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
New guidelines for ‘revenge porn’ crimes – BBC News
‘People found guilty of repeatedly uploading “revenge porn” will face the toughest punishments when new sentencing guidelines come into force.’
Sentencing council press release
BBC News, 5th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Halifax man jailed for plotting revenge on authorities – BBC News
‘A man “obsessed with revenge” against the legal system after losing a court case has been jailed for 15 years.’
BBC News, 13th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
My online stalker: The feeling he could hurt me never went away – BBC News
‘Stalker Callum Blake-O’Brien created numerous fake social media accounts to send women what prosecutors described as “unimaginably horrendous” messages. One teenager left “emotionally numb” by his unrelenting abuse says he “handpicked” his victims to cause maximum distress.’
BBC News, 9th March 2018
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Stalking laws prevent you finding out if your partner is cheating, jilted husband claims – Daily Telegraph
‘Stalking laws are being used to prevent people discovering if their partners are cheating on them, a jilted husband has claimed.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stalker who killed ex-girlfriend when she ended their relationship is jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
‘A warehouse worker who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death after she ended their relationship had been reported to the police four years earlier for stalking a previous partner, it can be revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paul Playle jailed for stalking wife for two years – BBC News
‘A “calculating and cruel” husband who stalked his own wife for two years has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed after following and blowing kisses at a 13-year-old girl in a landmark stalking case – The Independent
‘Conviction thought to be the first of its kind as prosecutors did not have to prove harassment happened on multiple occasions.’
The Independent, 10th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Eddie Redmayne stalker given four-month suspended sentence – BBC News
‘A woman has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence after admitting stalking actor Eddie Redmayne.’
BBC News, 14th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dead mouse in Jiffy bag stalker given suspended jail sentence – BBC News
‘A woman who posted a dead mouse to her ex-partner’s girlfriend has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 21st August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalker jailed for manslaughter of former partner who killed herself – The Guardian
‘A man whose campaign of threats and harassment caused his former partner to kill herself has been jailed for manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for stalking Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox – BBC News
‘A convicted paedophile who stalked BBC Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalker pilot jailed after signing former partner up to S&M dating sites and hacking her bridge club – Daily Telegraph
‘A spurned pilot maliciously signed his former partner up to sadomasochistic dating sites, stalked her and hacked into her bridge club.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stalking victims being failed, say watchdogs – BBC News
‘Victims of harassment and stalking are being left at risk because of failings by police and prosecutors in England and Wales, say two watchdogs.’
BBC News, 5th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalking victim Helen Pearson rejects police apology over stabbing – BBC News
A woman who was stabbed by her stalker has dismissed a police apology as “meaningless”.
BBC News, 29th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soldier jailed for stalking and murdering ex-girlfriend Alice Ruggles – The Guardian
‘The mother of a young woman murdered by an obsessive ex-boyfriend urged other victims of stalking to speak out and not suffer in silence as her daughter’s killer was jailed for life. Alice Ruggles, 24, who worked for the broadcaster Sky, was stabbed with a carving knife by LCpl Trimaan “Harry” Dhillon, 26, in an “act of utter barbarism” at her Gateshead flat in October.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalking behaviour identified in 94% of murders, study shows – The Guardian
‘Stalking behaviour has been identified in nine in 10 murders studied by criminologists as part of research examining a link between the two crimes.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-boyfriend guilty of teenager Shana Grice murder – BBC News
‘A man who stalked and killed his former girlfriend after she rejected him has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalkers facing longer jail terms for torment caused to victims – BBC News
‘The maximum sentence for stalking available to courts in England and Wales is to rise from five years to 10.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
