Newcastle crown court heard she was terrified of him, and had got an official police warning to stop him from contacting her. Photograph: Northumbria police/PAShe later told a friend she felt “palmed off” and told her sister Emma, the police would “respond when he stabs me”. The court heard, as he had waited for his ex-girlfriend to return home from work, he contacted a woman on Tinder hoping for a casual hook-up. Her blood was found on his Help for Heroes wristband and on the steering wheel of his BMW, the court heard. Her family has set up the Alice Ruggles Trust to raise awareness of and provide training and education about stalking and related issues.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 14:16 UTC