TV presenter Emily Maitlis says she fears her stalker will never stop harassing her. Two days after a former friend was jailed for breaching a restraining order, the “Newsnight” presenter compared living with two decades of harassment to having a chronic illness. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live’s “Emma Barnett Show,” she said it had had a devastating impact on her family. “You turn into this person who shouts at your kids for the wrong thing.” She also described her frustrations with the legal system and called for a new approach to treating stalkers. On Tuesday, Edward Vines was jailed for 45 months for breaching a restraining order, having first been convicted of harassing Maitlis in 2002. Maitlis said in the radio interview, to be broadcast on the “Emma Barnett Show,” that the thought of her stalker was ever-present. “It just makes you jumpy — and that’s stressful and it’s tiring and it’s time-consuming.” (SD-Agencies) |