Stopping Stalkers In Their Tracks

THE tools to stop stalkers are there, but few know about them.

- Warren Robertson

LAST year in Port Elizabeth, a 26-year-old single mother’s life was turned upside down by her ex, the father of her child. Not ready to accept the end of the relationship, her 27-year-old ex stalked her, stole her car, raped her twice and harassed and kidnapped her over a period of two months, which saw the victim break down in tears following his arrest. Due to the nature of the crime neither can be named, but his actions speak to the horror of the experience.

According to Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu, in one instance on May 30, 2016, the man allegedly arrived at his former girlfriend’s place of employment in Central and threatened to kill her as she stopped her car.