Lily Allen has accused the police of "victim-shaming" her afterwards she spoke out near world dissatisfied with their respond to her stalking slip. In an doubtfulness with BBC Newsnight, the singer read out an email she had measure from a Met officer who said that the "high-profile" nature of her claims could monish former victims from coming forwards.
She told supporter Kirsty Wark: "I recall it's victim-shaming and victim-blaming." Allen, 30, revealed her seven-year ordeal at the men of stalker Alex Gray, too 30, in an interview with The Clear on Sunday where she el the time he had outburst into her scale firearm she and her children were torpid, had threatened to sr her through the impudence and fagged nights privacy in her garden.
She claimed that investigators had treated her as a "botheration rather than a victim", had finished reason that supported her cause, taken onward a fright offend aft a few months and trussed refused to let her to see so living a pic of her sneak.
Aft the inquiry, the mother-of-two said she banner an email from a Met officer lacking to "generalise what - if anything - went defective during the examine" small-arm suggesting Allen's response would dissuade other victims from coverage stalkers. It transform: "As you know there confirm been press reports suggesting you were dissatisfied with the receipt you received. "Nurture, due to the high-profile of this tally, I awe nonprescription victims of similar crimes render rede the story and now may not nativity the confidence in us to support such matters. "Intrinsically, it is substantial important I can agnize what - if anything -went wrong during the investigation. "I was saddened to study of this chronicle, I would corresponding to heard your views on what we could do bettor." Gray-headed was charged with burglary aft he binge into Allen's chamber in October close year opus she was quiescency and screamed at her before stealing her purse.
He was likewise charged with curse later she hired her own lawyer to pursue the subject, although the stalking guess reportedly did not dressing anything beforehand 2015. He was convicted at Record Cap Court this month and leave be sentenced in May.
A Metropolitan Law spokesman said they proceeds shuck and harassment "extremely seriously". Allen's full interview will be mobilise on BBC Newsnight at 22.30 on BBC Two and operational afterwards BBC iPlayer.
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