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Evening Standard
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Sophie Robinson

Prisoner ‘called Emily Maitlis scornful in letters breaching restraining order’

A prisoner addressed letters to former BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis and her parents which breached a restraining order, including claims she had been “scornful” to him during their friendship at university, a court has heard.

Jurors were told that in a letter written to Ms Maitlis, who co-hosts The News Agents podcast, Edward Vines claimed he “regularly” suffers depression because their friendship ended, and has done for 30 years.

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