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Scarlett O'Toole

Jeremy Vine and victims react as stalker Alex Belfield sentenced to five years in prison

Former BBC DJ Alex Belfield has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after being found guilty of stalking broadcasters, with his victims now reacting to the verdict.

Belfield, 42, was handed five years and 26 weeks in jail at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday following his relentless hate campaign. He had been labelled the "Jimmy Savile of trolling" during the trial in August.

Belfield was found guilty by the jury of "simple" stalking in relation to Channel 5 presenter Jeremy and theatre blogger Philip Dehany.

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