Man convicted of stalking offence

A man from Haverhill has been convicted for stalking.

Jamie O’Reilly, aged 40 and from Dunsey Wood Close, appeared at Ipswich Magistrates Court on Thursday, May 11.

It follows a string of incidents of stalking that took place at a shop in the town between February 20, 2022, and July 31, 2022, by O’Reilly with messages also sent from various Instagram accounts to the teenage female victim who worked in the store.

Following a guilty plea at an earlier hearing at magistrates O’Reilly was given a one year restraining order not to contact directly or indirectly the victim and not to enter the store in Haverhill. The order lasts until May 10, 2024.

He was also ordered  to pay £700 in compensation and costs and given a six month curfew with electronic monitoring.

Following reporting the case to police, officers arrested O’Reilly in early November 2022 and he was subsequently charged with stalking at Ipswich Magistrates Court on March 17 this year.

Investigating officer PC Steve Fox of Haverhill police said: “The victim felt extremely fearful and anxious as a consequence of O’Reilly’s actions and the whole affair had a significant emotional impact on the victim. This case demonstrates that we take all reports of stalking and harassment extremely seriously and that we will do everything we can to support them.”

Further advice on what to do if you are a victim of stalking or harassment can be found at

Stalking and harassment | Suffolk Constabulary

Further details can be found on the leaflet nationalstalkinghelplineleaflet.pdf (suffolk.police.uk)