‘An indefinite restraining order has been placed on the stalker of David Beckham after she went to his daughter’s school claiming to be her mother and saying the footballer’s sperm had been fused with her eggs.’
The Independent, 13th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A stalker created a “rape list” with the names of nearly 200 potential victims and posted online about “why rape is better than sex”.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A serial litigant who has “repeatedly advanced baseless allegations of dishonesty and bad faith” in a litany of claims has been banned from bringing claims in the High Court for two years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th April 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A jealous mother has been jailed for three years for running over a love rival who had been made pregnant by the father of her child.’
The Independent, 28th February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Merseyside man has been jailed for stalking Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Davis.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th January 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An online troll who abused a woman because she had defended celebrity Danniella Westbrook has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A grandmother has been convicted of harassment for feeding a retired racehorse that she thought was being neglected.’
The Independent, 20th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A prisoner already convicted for sending death threats to MPs has been further sentenced for sending more to Jess Phillips.’
BBC News, 1st November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who bit and throttled a pregnant woman during a 14-month campaign of abuse has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police are failing to impose restraining orders or bail conditions on men accused of rape, domestic abuse, harassment and stalking, a watchdog has found, placing women and girls at increased risk of harm.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 months after he breached a restraining order to carry out a drunken attack on his mother.’
The Independent, 1st July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for trying to frame an innocent person over the Westminster terror attack. Gerald Banyard, 67, fed police falsified information claiming a second man was involved in Khalid Masood’s deadly car and knife rampage “out of spite for his former landlord”.’
The Independent, 20th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed after vandalising the grave of a young diabetic man with the words: “Ha Ha Ha Liam. Looks like diabetes won again.” ‘
The Independent, 13th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who stalked TV explorer Levison Wood and sent “explicit and unpleasant” messages to him on social media has been jailed for 13 months.’
BBC News, 4th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who has stalked the Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis for more than 25 years has been jailed for three years after breaching a restraining order for the 12th time.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A son has been jailed for bullying his mother and step-father in a rare use of a law that prevents controlling and coercive behaviour.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Brexiteer who is running against Anna Soubry in the general election has been convicted of harassing the Change UK leader. Amy Dalla Mura was banned from entering the Broxtowe constituency at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.’
The Independent, 20th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who sent a threatening letter to the MP Anna Soubry telling her that she would be murdered like Jo Cox has been jailed.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who used social media to impersonate a toddler missing for almost 40 years has been handed a suspended jail term.’
BBC News, 30th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When an obsessed fan’s adoration of beauty queen Samantha Bumford became physical, she alerted police and he was given a restraining order and sent to prison.’
BBC News, 30th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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