Footage from the cameras outside the man’s home matched footage found on the stalker’s phone
A Cambridgeshire woman stalked a man with remotely accessible cameras hidden in a hedge outside his home. Nadia Kiernan, 33, has been handed a 12-month restraining order and a 12-month community order for stalking a man in Newmarket.
Kiernan was arrested and charged with stalking after remotely accessible cameras were discovered in a hedge outside the victim’s home. After she was arrested, the cameras, associated material, and her mobile phone were seized by police.
Detectives identified footage on her mobile phone that appeared as from the camera outside the property.
Kiernan, of Clay Street in Ely, Cambridgeshire, appeared before Ipswich Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on Wednesday, February 4. She had originally denied the charge of stalking at an earlier hearing before changing her plea.
Kiernan must also comply with a rehabilitation and community programme. She was ordered to pay costs and charges totalling £414.
PC Georgia Goreham, the investigating officer said: “The impact on the victim upon discovering the cameras should not be understated. The devices had been placed outside his home to spy on him, monitor his activity and track his movements. Seven months of recorded surveillance was identified from Kiernan’s phone and cameras.
“Stalking is a serious and distressing crime which can escalate into dangerous and destructive behaviour. Protecting victims and addressing this type of abuse remains a priority for Suffolk Constabulary and we urge anyone experiencing similar behaviour to come forward and report it.”