Raducanu's stalker handed five year restraining order
Amrit Magar also stole one of Raducanu's father's shoes
Last updated 23rd Feb 2022
A man from north west London has been handed a five-year restraining order for stalking US Open Champion Emma Raducanu.
Amrit Magar went to the 19-year-old tennis player's home in south west London on three separate dates during November and December last year.
On one occasion, he'd drawn a map highlighting the '23 miles' he'd apparently walked to get there.
He left unwanted gifts, including flowers, a bag of decorations and hung Christmas lights of a tree in her front garden. He even took her father's shoe from the family's porch as a souvenir, believing it belonged to the teen.
Magar, originally from Nepal, was arrested after Raducanu's father, Ian, was alerted to his presence by a doorbell camera.
The 35-year-old from Harrow told officers he had been "drawn" to Raducanu "because of her high-profile status after her victory in the US Open".
The five year restraining order bans him from contacting Raducanu or her parents, going within a mile of their street, and attending any sports ground, stadium or training facility where she is in competition or attending to train. He was also handed a community order, including 200 hours of unpaid work and an eight-week curfew between 9pm and 6am monitored by an electronic tag.
Reading Raducanu's victim statement, prosecutor Denise Clewes said: "The incidents made her feel very apprehensive if she goes out.
"Her parents are reluctant to let her go out on her own.
"She feels her freedom has been taken away and is constantly looking over her shoulder."
The court heard that Raducanu no longer feels "safe in her own home" and the stalking has "put a lot of stress on the family".
"She feels her privacy has been invaded, which makes her feel uncomfortable and uneasy," said Ms Clewes.
Raducanu's father also made a statement, telling the court he is "very worried about his daughter's safety and security and concerned the man may want revenge" because he called the police.
He said the incident has highlighted "how exposed they are as a family and how easy it is to find where she lives".
Raducanu's mother, Renee, said the family "want to move house so they have better security and feel safer".