#121: Stalking: Living In Real Fear
Real Crime Profile
Real Crime Profile / Wondery
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🗓️ 18 April 2018
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Laura Richards and Rachel Horman, award winning lawyer and Chair of Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service, take a deep dive into the subject of stalking.
Laura and Rachel discuss many cases including the five year stalking campaign waged on Helen Pearson which escalated to attempted murder, the case of Justene Reece and Dr Alison Hewitt who was stalked by a narcissistic psychopath and narrowly survived.
Many of our listeners have written in with questions about what to do if you are being stalked and we have responded. This is a special episode to mark National Stalking Awareness Week in the UK.
#NSAW2018
#KnowTheLaw
#UseTheLaw
#Stalking
#ReportingStalking
Rachel Horman Biography
Rachel Horman is a Solicitor and Head of the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Forced Marriage Department at Watson Ramsbottom Ltd. With over 20 years experience
Rachel is also the Chair of the charity Paladin, the National Stalking Advocacy Service
Rachel regularly advises clients on how to increase the chances of obtaining a successful prosecution for stalking as well as advising in relation to civil options.
She was highly commended in the Female Lawyer of the Year Category at the Law Society Excellence Awards 2016, won the Eva Business Award 2016, the Jordans Family Law Partner of the Year Award in 2014 and the National Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award in 2012 as recognition of her work in these areas.
Rachel writes a poplar blog rachelhorman.co.uk where she comments on new developments or gaps in the law around Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence.
Please include (same as Clive pod)
6 Golden Rules If You Are Being Stalked
R - report it to police. Stalking is a crime. Tell people what's happening to you.
E - evidence collection. Save and retain all evidence.
P - practical advice from experts like Paladin and the National Stalking Helpline.
O - overview of what's going on. Keep a diary with the time, date, stamp of the behaviour.
R - risk screening questions. Anderson 12 S-DASH questions.
T - Trust your instinct.
@paladinservice
Advice for Victims and Stalking Law
https://paladinservice.co.uk/advice-for-victims/
DV La Reform and Coercive Control Guidance
https://paladinservice.co.uk/harassment-legislation/domestic-violence-campaign/
HMIC/CPS Inspection Report in to the PÓlice and Crown Prosecution Response to Stalking
Petition for Serial Stalkers
Sign the petition for serial stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators to be included on the sex offenders register
https://paladinservice.co.uk/serial-perpetrator-register-and-order/
Alison Hewitt’s Book- Stalked
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalked-dangerous-predator-terrifying-story-ebook/dp/B00LB89SI0
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to Real Crime Profile ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:07.0 | Helen Pearson believes the police missed repeated opportunities to prevent the attack which could have taken her life. |
| 0:14.0 | In the culmination of a five-year campaign of stalking, she was set upon and stabbed eight times with a pair of scissors. |
| 0:22.0 | I remember a big side one on the side to my nose like that. |
| 0:26.0 | I just remember that when I looked at his face and that realization of who it was, you know, who I suspected. |
| 0:39.0 | I was shot and I remember pleading, no, please no. |
| 0:45.0 | And it was like it gave him more strength to carry on. |
| 0:58.0 | Helen has revealed details of her ordeal to us as she believes stalking isn't taken seriously enough by the police. |
| 1:04.0 | Altogether, 125 attacks on her and her family were logged by the police. |
| 1:10.0 | The family had evidence Willis was the stalker but the police did not catch him despite Helen's repeatedly desperate pleas. |
| 1:17.0 | I don't know where I'm being followed. You know, you don't know whether your friends are going to get targeted. |
| 1:24.0 | What's going to happen every night you go to bed. You don't know whether it's going to be a broken window. |
| 1:31.0 | If you don't know what's going to happen, you just constantly live and feel. |
| 1:36.0 | Hello and welcome to Real Crime Profile. I'm Laura Richards, former New Scotland Yard, criminal behavioural analyst and founder of Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service. |
| 1:45.0 | And with me today is Rachel Horman, lawyer and chair of Paladin. |
| 1:50.0 | So Rachel, it's really great to be able to speak with you today and it's the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week. |
| 1:56.0 | So I know your time is super busy. There's an event at the House of Lords. |
| 1:59.0 | Yes. |
| 2:00.0 | And of course we all want to make sure that there's clear messages about the risks and dangers of stalking. |
| 2:05.0 | So tell our listeners a little bit about the work that you do on a day-to-day basis in Paladin. |
| 2:10.0 | Okay, so I'm a specialist lawyer. I specialize in stalking and domestic abuse cases. |
| 2:17.0 | I've done this type of work for over 20 years now. |
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