Between June and September, 754 such crimes were reported in Essex – 340 more than the previous three months. Across England and Wales, 44,990 stalking incidents were reported to police between April and September – 39 per cent more than in the whole of 2019-20. Natasha Osben, from Clacton, is affiliated with think tank Autonomy’s Feminist Futures Programme. She said: “The reported increase in stalking offences in Essex are a serious cause for concern for people in Tendring. “A man who murders a woman is likely to have previously abused her or stalked her. “A man who progresses to stalking is likely to have started with a less serious pattern of behaviour such as verbally harassing women in public or opportunistically flashing unwitting victims at random.
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Boris Johnson Under Pressure To Tighten Law On Stalking With National Register
House of Lords expected to pass amendment, forcing ministers to accept or come up with alternative
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Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are facing intense pressure to tighten the law on stalking as peers look set to back a new plan to force serial offenders to be registered and monitored like serious sex criminals.
An amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill will on Monday propose a new statutory duty to monitor and manage tougher protections for victims of domestic violence and stalking.
It will also require ministers to come up with a “comprehensive perpetrator strategy”.
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image captionSara Manchipp was stalked for eight months
New powers to protect stalking victims are not being used by police, a BBC Wales investigation has found.
In January 2020, stalking protection orders were introduced to make it easier for victims to get support.
But since then only two full orders have been granted in Wales despite 3,000 stalking offences being reported to police.
All four Welsh police forces have been asked to comment on the findings by Eye on Wales.
The data also shows all four forces in Wales have made an application for an order to the courts, or currently have a application pending on behalf of victims.
At Luton Crown Court, Hussain was sentenced for 30 months for blackmail, and 30 months for stalking, to run concurrently. He was also issued with a restraining order for an indefinite period.
The victim said: “The impact this ordeal had on me is indescribable. Who knew that someone I was getting to know, and was treating me in the nicest possible way, was secretly putting me through hell. There is no reason to ever excuse this behaviour.
“Over the last few months, I’ve never felt more scared. I am feeling on edge and powerless. Every time my phone buzzed or the doorbell rang, my heart would be beating rapidly out of control.