‘Domestic abuse offenders who have served a prison sentence will be tagged with a GPS tracking device in London under new a pilot project.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who sent her ex-boyfriend a pig’s head during a prolonged stalking campaign has been jailed.’
The Independent, 18th February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The family courts are putting domestic abuse victims and children at grave risk by sharing the secret addresses of shelters with the abusive ex-partner they are fleeing, and some survivors are suffering stalking as a result, London’s independent victims’ commissioner has warned.’
The Independent, 7th February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Stalking is increasingly being recognised as a form of domestic abuse within the criminal justice system, with CPS analysis finding the majority of offences are committed by ex-partners.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 4th December 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who used his ex-partner’s social media accounts to send explicit clips of her to her boss and family has been jailed for three years and four months.’
BBC News, 29th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.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
‘Serial domestic abusers or stalkers should be registered and monitored in the same way as serious violent and sexual offenders, a group of cross-party MPs have said, as they put forward a proposed change to domestic abuse laws currently passing through parliament.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stalking support services and police forces have recorded a surge in perpetrators turning to online tactics to harass their victims during the coronavirus lockdown.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Some police officers accused of domestic abuse are being protected from facing justice, campaigners claim.’
BBC News, 9th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for posing as a man on a gay dating app and sharing sexual photos and videos of a man she met online during a “disturbing campaign of harassment”.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘Victims of domestic abuse and stalking are to be given second phones after they hand theirs over for evidence as part of an initiative intended to improve conviction rates.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Stalking has become a serious infringement of the lives of both women, men, young girls and boys. One in five women and one in ten men are likely to be victims in their lifetime and the prosecution for stalking offences demonstrates a rising trend in offending.’
25 Bedford Row, 20th January 2020
Source: www.25bedfordrow.com
‘A court order to stop suspected stalkers under police investigation contacting victims could have made a “critical difference” to a woman killed by her ex-boyfriend, her father says.’
BBC News, 19th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three in four domestic abuse victims have been exposed to “controlling, humiliating or monitoring” behaviour by their former partners using technology, new figures show.’
The Independent, 9th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A homeless man convicted of stalking Harry Styles after camping outside his house has been banned from going within 250m of the singer.’
BBC News, 21st October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Lithuanian man, who was deported following a conviction for stalking but found a way back to the country to torment the same victim, has been jailed for three years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Police forces are failing to record thousands of crimes, including harassment, stalking, and coercive behaviour, a watchdog has found. New figures show a gap between the number of incidents that are reported and the number of incidents that are then logged appropriately.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Under plans confirmed by ministers today (17 September 2019), the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme will be extended to 14 new offences.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th September 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘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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