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Stalking and Stalking Protection Orders
A former premier league footballer, Shayne Bradley, recently pleaded guilty to stalking a former girlfriend. It was said he followed her, watched her house, sent mails and made abusive phone calls. He hid in hedges near her home and set up a fake dating profile to make contact. The conduct was over a four-month period, but he also breached bail conditions that were imposed. He was sentenced to...Read More
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What is harassment?
There are two distinct criminal offences, one of harassment putting people in fear of violence and one without. Stalking is a similar but separate offence and is not covered in this article. What does it involve? There has to be a course of conduct involving as little as two incidents against another person or persons. The dictionary definition is to “torment by subjecting to constant...Read More
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