‘A paedophile who stalked and repeatedly stabbed a 15-year-old girl he had met online and hounded for sexual selfies has been jailed for 38 years.’
BBC News, 8th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged by March 2026 under a pilot scheme from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.’
BBC News, 10th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stalking victims will be better protected under a raft of new measures unveiled by the Home Office.’
Home Office, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Stalking victims will be able to learn their perpetrator’s identity more quickly under new measures unveiled by the government. Perpetrators will be subject to a tougher restraining order system as new policies make it easier for victims to obtain Stalking Protection Orders to stop offenders from pursuing and harassing them.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), College of Policing and HMICFRS have published their findings in response to a police super-complaint submitted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust on behalf of the National Stalking Consortium in 2022.’
Family Law, 15th October 2024
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Systemic failures in the way police deal with stalkers are leaving victims at “serious risk” with some given wrong and “potentially dangerous” advice, a damning report by police chiefs in England and Wales has found.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer who stalked a female colleague has been barred from the profession.’
BBC News, 24th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 17-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering Holly Newton, 15, who was stabbed to death in January 2023.’
BBC News, 29th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for stalking after more than 100 videos of women being followed were recovered from his phone.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Victims’ Commissioner has welcomed a new review by the London Victims’ Commissioner, which finds that the criminal justice system is failing victims of stalking.’
Family Law, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘In a report addressed to the home secretary, the justice secretary, Met commissioner Mark Rowley and others, East London area coroner Nadia Persaud warned that similar deaths would occur unless services improved.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who says she was raped in 2017 has described the criminal justice system as “absolutely broken” after a series of problems and errors allowed the accused man to allegedly start stalking her.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The criminal justice system is failing women on stalking, a review by London’s victims’ commissioner has found.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man with a “crush” on TV presenter Fern Britton has been given a 10-year restraining order following a “prolonged campaign” against her.’
BBC News, 18th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This article briefly explains the law concerning the criminal offences of stalking and harassment, considers the definition of these offences, and highlights some relevant recent cases.’
7BR, 10th June 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
‘A woman who was stalked and held hostage at gunpoint by her ex-partner has warned that she and her family are in danger after a judge refused to strengthen a restraining order against her abuser, despite hearing evidence that her life was under threat.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A knifeman who attacked his pregnant ex-girlfriend after she’d dropped her children off at school has been jailed for attempted murder.’
The Independent, 28th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The decision late last year by Ritchie J in Aga v GDC caused uproar in the regulatory and professional discipline worlds.’
2 Hare Court, 5th April 2024
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘The government has announced measures making it easier for police to apply for stalking protection orders, meaning more victims will be protected earlier.’
Home Office, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for making the lives of a couple “a living hell”, after stalking, harassing and threatening to kill them.’
BBC News, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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