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| Edward Vines jailed for 45 months for breaching terms of order banning him from contacting BBC journalist | Edward Vines jailed for 45 months for breaching terms of order banning him from contacting BBC journalist |
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| Tue 16 Jan 2018 12.03 GMT | Tue 16 Jan 2018 12.03 GMT |
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| A man who harassed the BBC journalist Emily Maitlis has been jailed for breaching a restraining order. | A man who harassed the BBC journalist Emily Maitlis has been jailed for breaching a restraining order. |
| Edward Vines, 47, was jailed for 45 months after admitting two charges of breaching the order at a hearing in November. He was previously jailed in 2016 for stalking the Newsnight presenter. | Edward Vines, 47, was jailed for 45 months after admitting two charges of breaching the order at a hearing in November. He was previously jailed in 2016 for stalking the Newsnight presenter. |
| He sent Maitlis letters from prison, and continued to contact her after he was released, Oxford crown court heard. | He sent Maitlis letters from prison, and continued to contact her after he was released, Oxford crown court heard. |
| In 2002, he was convicted of harassment after Maitlis contacted police about his erratic behaviour following the murder of her fellow broadcaster Jill Dando. In 2009, after Vines continued trying to contact Maitlis, he was given the restraining order. | In 2002, he was convicted of harassment after Maitlis contacted police about his erratic behaviour following the murder of her fellow broadcaster Jill Dando. In 2009, after Vines continued trying to contact Maitlis, he was given the restraining order. |
| He breached the order by sending two letters to the journalist and emails and letters to her mother, Marion Maitlis, between 10 May and 26 June in 2015. | He breached the order by sending two letters to the journalist and emails and letters to her mother, Marion Maitlis, between 10 May and 26 June in 2015. |
| Vines first met Maitlis when they were both students at Cambridge University in 1989. | Vines first met Maitlis when they were both students at Cambridge University in 1989. |
| When he was previously jailed in 2016 he refused to give a court unambiguous assurances that he would never contact the presenter or her family again, saying: “I will never contact them again if I’m defeated rationally in court – and I cannot say I have been today.” | When he was previously jailed in 2016 he refused to give a court unambiguous assurances that he would never contact the presenter or her family again, saying: “I will never contact them again if I’m defeated rationally in court – and I cannot say I have been today.” |
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