Stalking: MLAs to debate new laws to tackle issue in NI
BBC News By Jayne McCormack Published image captionNorthern Ireland is the only region of the UK or Ireland without stalking legislation Proposed new laws to tackle stalking will help "thousands" of people in Northern Ireland, the Stormont Assembly has heard. Justice Minister Naomi Long said she had listened to the "terrifying and debilitating" experiences of victims. Other parts of the UK already have anti-stalking laws in place, but Northern Ireland has lagged behind. The PSNI currently deals with stalking under the Protection from Harassment Order (NI) 1997. Under the new bill, convictions...
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