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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah Harvey

Man who stalked Strictly judge Shirley Ballas for six years avoids jail

Shirley Ballas was subjected to stalking behaviour over a six-year period - (PA Wire)

A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas over the course of six years has avoided jail after being handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence.

Kyle Shaw, 37, embarked on a “persistent campaign of contact” sending messages and threats to the dancer and her friends and colleagues because he believed her late brother, David Rich, was his father, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday.

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