A STALKER of former BBC presenter Emily Maitlis will serve extra prison time after writing her letters from jail.
Edward Vines, 55, wrote to Ms Maitlis and her family while locked up for harassing her.
Former Newsnight host Emily Maitlis has said her fear of Vines’ behaviour is ‘like a chronic illness’[/caption]
Twenty letters were sent over ten months to February 2024 — but were intercepted by staff at HMP Lowdham Grange.
Former Newsnight host Maitlis has said her fear of Vines’ behaviour is “like a chronic illness”.
Nottingham crown court heard she ended their friendship at university in 1990 — after he told her he loved her.
Vines was jailed for eight years in 2022, but was sentenced to a further five years for breaching and attempting to breach a restraining order.
In a short victim personal statement read to the court by prosecutor Fergus Malone, Mailtis wrote: “For over 30 years I have been living with the consequences of the persistent and unwanted attention of this individual.
“I feel especially vulnerable and worried when the matter comes to trial.
“The idea that he might be bailed is deeply worrying and I would be very concerned for my safety and the safety of my family.”
She also described her husband finding Vines on their doorstep, her children needing to be escorted to the school bus, and “upsetting interactions” with her 92-year-old mother.
Judge Mark Watson said: “His imprisonment is the only thing stopping him from contacting the Maitlis family directly.”
