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Radio 4,5 mins,

What it feels like to have a stalker for six years

Woman's Hour
Contains very strong language.

Available for over a year

For over six years BBC newsreader Alex Lovell was sent threatening cards from an unknown stalker. Gordon Hawthorn bombarded the presenter with 38 violent and offensive greetings cards. He has been jailed for two years and six months. Alex talks about how the experience has impacted her life.

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