Emma Raducanu stalker who stole her dad’s shoe as a ‘souvenir’ handed 5-year restraining order by UK court
- Amrit Magar, 35, walked some 23 miles across London to the home of British tennis star on three separate occasions, the court heard
- He told officers he had been ‘drawn’ to the 19-year-old by her US Open victory and had taken her dad’s trainer believing it belonged to her as a ‘souvenir’
A stalker who walked across London to the home of British tennis star Emma Raducanu, taking her father’s shoe as a souvenir, has been handed a five-year restraining order.
Amrit Magar, 35, left the 19-year-old US Open champion feeling her “freedom has been taken away and constantly looking over her shoulder”, Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday.
The former delivery driver, from Harrow, northeast London, turned up three times at the world number 12’s southeast London home, once decorating a tree in the front garden with Christmas lights and leaving other decorations in a gift bag on her porch.
He also left a bouquet of flowers with a note reading “nothing to say but you deserve love”, and 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 address.
Magar told officers he had been “drawn” to Raducanu “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”.