4. Why won't they arrest him? Will this ever stop?

Sweeney Talks

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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"He knows everything about me, he knows where to find me no matter where I go. The police know - yet he's a free man. The walls are closing in. I'm starting to crack - I can't do this much longer." LBC presenter Shelagh Fogarty shares her experience of being stalked, when a listener became obsessed and started to follow her. Stalking pushed her to the edge of coping. It's changed her forever and now she's trying to find a way to carry on. One in five women will be victims of stalking in their lifetime. We might think we're safe - but are we really? If you think you or someone around you is being stalked, please can the police or the national stalking helpline on 0808 802 0300. Throughout this podcast we have talked to stalking charities and advice services, below are contact details for more information: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/ https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/ https://www.alicerugglestrust.org/

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0:44.5	the followers. The following program contains strong language, themes of stalking, coercive
0:53.1	control and physical and psychological abuse
0:56.0	and may not be suitable for all listeners.
0:58.8	Some names, locations and personal information have been changed to protect the identities
1:04.3	of those involved.
1:06.2	If you think you are or someone you know is being stalked, please call the police or the National
1:12.0	Stalking Helpline on 0808-802-0300.
1:22.0	What he's doing is wrong.
1:28.3	I didn't agree with what the defence solicitor had been saying.
1:31.3	You need to remember who the victim is.
1:33.3	The victim isn't the lad sat in the box.
1:35.3	He's the actual offender.
1:36.3	The victim is a woman who lives on her own.
1:38.3	It's now scared parking up a car outside her house.
1:41.3	Doesn't know what training to get has to change your routes to work because of this that's the victim
1:45.6	in the UK on average stalking affects one in five women so it's likely that if you are not the victim of stalking,
2:02.3	you'll know someone who is. This is the story of how stalking changed my life and how I'm trying
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