Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

News,25 Nov 2022,6 mins

"Police didn't stop my stalker"

Latest News Picks

Available for over a year

Clare - not her real name - was stalked by a stranger for three years. During that time, he threatened to shoot her, sent ambulances to her house and posted allegations online that she was a sex offender. She was left frightened for her life. Clare says she repeatedly reported his actions to the police, but they didn't take her seriously. For 5 Minutes On, she tells her story to the BBC's Anjana Gadgil. It comes as the National Stalking Consortium - a group of 21 expert individuals and organisations - launch a 'super complaint' against the police. They say officers aren't doing enough to investigate offences and protect victims, despite stalking becoming a specific crime in November 2012. The National Police Chiefs Council says it recognises there is more to do to improve outcomes for victims - and it's working with the Crown Prosecution Service. Photo credit: Grinvalds via Getty Images

Programme Website
More episodes