Miss England finalist scared to go out alone after stalker released

A Miss England finalist has revealed she is too terrified to go out alone after she spotted a stalker – who claims he was once a Britain’s Got Talent contestant – walking down the street. Trainee school teacher Samantha Bumford, 27, said she saw obsessed Jonathan Deal while she was driving after he was released … Read more

Socialite stalker, 53, is on the run in Ireland as judge issues European Arrest Warrant

Socialite stalker, 53, once dubbed London’s most dangerous woman who made church warden’s life hell is on the run in Ireland as judge issues European Arrest Warrant to catch her Farah Damji, 53, was jailed in 2016 for stalking a church warden she met online Daughter of property tycoon convicted of breaching restraining order in … Read more

Who will stop my stalker? Calls to the National Stalking Helpline have doubled in a year

‘Unless there’s someone on the doorstep with a knife, it can look like the victim is being dramatic’ Calls to the National Stalking Helpline have doubled in a year, yet a record number of cases have been closed by police without being solved. Why such a sudden, shocking rise? Anna Moore investigates   Before lockdown, Sophie* … Read more

Russell Crowe transforms into a stalker in a new sneak peek for thriller Unhinged

A sneak peek of Russell Crowe’s new movie, Unhinged, has been released following news that its theatrical release has been delayed yet again. As the first flick to hit theatres amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the indie thriller was originally slated to hit US and UK cinemas on July 1st, but was pushed back to July … Read more

Stalker caught in victim’s bedroom by police jailed for 10 months

Stalker is jailed for ten months after telling police ‘I’m really going to hurt her one day’ when he was caught in his victim’s bedroom Ryan Whittington, from South Shields will now spend ten months behind bars He has also been given a five-year restraining order to protect the victim  Officers caught him in the victim’s … Read more

BBC DJ Gilles Peterson says he was ‘frightened’ by stalker who yelled death threats, court told

A BBC Radio 6 DJ has spoken of his terror after being allegedly stalked by a woman who said he would ‘die’ and shouted racist slurs at his wife, a court heard today. Gilles Peterson, real name Gilles Moerhle, said he was ‘frightened’ by the woman who allegedly stalked him from January to March this year. … Read more

Stalker terrifies ex-girlfriend by living in her garden shed for five days without knowing

A woman who was subjected to a terrifying campaign of stalking which saw her obsessive ex live in her garden shed for five days without her knowing has spoken of her horrendous ordeal. Laura Vance, 37, from Darlington, County Durham, had moved house in a desperate bid to escape Richard Bradford who had already been … Read more

‘Immature’ stalker is jailed for 16 months for bombarding his ex with vile messages

‘Immature’ stalker is jailed for 16 months for bombarding his ex with 150 vile Facebook messages in 12 days – and then trying to blame his own mother John Kennedy, 22, sent 150 messages to his ex-girlfriend over a 12-day period He claimed his mother was responsible for the ‘abusive’ messages on his arrest  Kennedy … Read more

Female stalker, 43, ‘yelled death threats at BBC Radio 6 DJ and racially abused his Japanese wife

Female stalker, 43, ‘yelled death threats at BBC Radio 6 DJ Gilles Peterson and racially abused his Japanese wife in month-long harassment campaign’ Sarah Jane Rook, 43, allegedly screamed ‘You will die’ at Gilles Peterson, 55 She is also accused of racially aggravated threats at his wife, a court has heard Rook allegedly turned up … Read more

Stalker creepily licks his lips in mugshot before being jailed for terrifying campaign against ex

Stalker, 27, creepily licks his lips in his police mugshot before being jailed for terrifying campaign against his ex-girlfriend Haider Akbar, 27, repeatedly breached a court order by harassing his ex-partner Akbar was jailed for 18 years after admitting to stalking and breaching an order  He was handed a ten-year restraining order at North Tyneside … Read more