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While the 24th April is designated National Stalking Awareness Day it needs to be recognised, on a daily basis , the worry, stress and damage that stalking inflicts upon its victims.

Stalking is a specific  criminal offence and can be defined as  repeated and unwanted contact from one person to another that causes the vicitim to feel distressed or fearful.  Statistics show that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men will, during their life, be subject to stalking.

It can happen in the street or at work and can take many forms:

•  Nuisance telephone calls
• Sending excessive emails
• Being followed
• Sending gifts or letters
• Death threats
• Monitoring behaviour
• Making false complaints to employers/police etc.
• Abuse of and through social networking sites
• Criminal damage
• Visiting home/place of work
• Blackmail
• Physical assault
• Sexual assault
• Computer hacking

Help with stalking issues can be obtained from:

National Stalking Helpine

• www.stalkinghelpine.org
• call: 0808 802 0300
• advice@stalkinghelpline.org

Network for Surviving Stalking

• www.nss.org.uk

Protection Against Stalking

• www.protectionagainststalking.org

Stalking can be a crime of violence and you may be entitled to claim an award from the CICA to see if we can be of assistance get in touch with us today:

• call: 0113 237 9617
• email: mmassen@gartonsolicitors.co.uk
• pop your details in the box on the side and we will get straight back to you

PDF download from National Stalking Helpline