Emma Raducanu stalker given five-year restraining order
Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 24.02.22. | 14:07
On a separate occasion, he left a bouquet of flowers with a note reading "nothing to say but you deserve love".
A stalker who walked 23 miles to the London home of British tennis star Emma Raducanu has been handed a five-year restraining order.
Amrit Magar, 35, left the 19-year-old US Open Champion feeling she was "constantly looking over her shoulder", Bromley Magistrates' Court heard.
He was arrested after her father Ian was alerted by a doorbell camera.
Magar, from Harrow, north-west London, was also ordered to wear an electronic tag.
The former delivery driver turned up three times at the world number 12's home in Bromley, south-east London, once decorating a tree in the front garden with Christmas lights and leaving other decorations in a gift bag on the porch.
On one occasion, he posted a card including a hand-drawn map to show the 23 miles he had walked from his home to the British number one's.
I'm really sorry that Emma Raducanu has had to deal with a stalker, many years ago before it was fashionable or illegal my sister experienced a similar problem with an ex, my dad went around his house and told him that it was in his best interest to stop it, he did stop. 😏😏
— Karen Ogilvy Webb (@Webb81K) February 23, 2022
Magar, originally from Nepal, was spotted by Ms Raducanu's father, Ian, who noticed a trainer he had left in the porch was missing, then followed him in his car.
Magar told police he had been "drawn" to the tennis star "because of her high-profile status after her victory in the US Open" and had taken the shoe, believing it belonged to her, as a "souvenir".
On a separate occasion, he left a bouquet of flowers with a note reading "nothing to say but you deserve love".
The stalker of British tennis star Emma Raducanu has been given a 5-year restraining order.
— Channel 5 News (@5_News) February 23, 2022
Amrit Magar had walked 23 miles to her home, left bizarre gifts and even stole a shoe belonging to the tennis star's father as a souvenir.@leylahayes | #5News pic.twitter.com/eTRfjRb7Pk
He was found guilty of stalking between November 1 and 4 December after a trial last month.
The order imposed by District Judge Sushil Kumar bans Magar from contacting Ms Raducanu or her parents, coming within a mile of their street and attending any sports ground, stadium or training facility where she is in competition or attending to train.
He was also sentenced to an 18-month community order, including 200 hours of unpaid work, and an eight-week curfew between 9pm and 6am monitored by an electronic tag.
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