Young woman as victim

Pursued by a stalker: “Live in the dark out of fear!”

Hundreds of calls, emails and messages on the cell phone: anyone who tries to win over a loved one in this way risks being charged with persistent stalking.

(Bild: JÜRGEN RADSPIELER)

334 emails, 95 phone calls, countless messages on his cell phone, gifts on his doorstep and car, a picture with a rope as a threat: a young man from Carinthia stalked his beloved almost day and night to win her over. What does such love madness do to the victim? And how can a woman free herself from it?

He is almost 29 years old, she is five years younger. He is blond and quite smart in a white shirt, she is a pretty dark-haired woman. "We met online a few years ago," she explains. "When we met for the first time recently, we developed a very nice friendship at first." But it was not under a good star - and ended in drama in court.