Victims are stalked by someone they know in 45% of cases. Kirsty*, 45, shares her story

Stalking is something police and courts struggle to deal with

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While I was waiting for this case to go to court, which would have seen him put on the sex offenders list, he was bailed and carried on stalking me, torturing me.

Because I didn’t have all the evidence myself, I was deemed an ‘unreliable witness’.

Until he physically strikes me again, I can’t report it, because the law says he’s not doing anything wrong

Stalking is often portrayed as something only strangers do, but in 45% of cases, victims are stalked by someone they know in some way.

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