Time To Bring Stalkers 'Out Of The Shadows', Says Solicitor General Ellie Reeves

Writing for HuffPost UK in National Stalking Awareness Week, Reeves says victims must be able to open up and report their tormentors.

As solicitor general, I have reviewed hundreds of cases involving the most horrendous crimes. Murder, rape, domestic abuse. These are serious offences where victims suffer terrible abuse and trauma.

But what about a crime that is sometimes harder to spot? Something that can happen in plain sight or lurks in the shadows at the other end of the phone, or behind a keyboard.

Stalking is a sinister crime. Perpetrators want to have control of their victims. They are persistent and unpredictable. They want their........

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