Emma Raducanu stalker gets restraining order over visiting star's home and stealing shoes

Andy Wells
·Freelance Writer
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Amrit Magar has been handed a five-year restraining order after being found guilty of stalking Emma Raducanu. (PA)

A former Amazon driver who stalked British tennis star Emma Raducanu been handed a five-year restraining order.

Amrit Magar, of Harrow, north London, was convicted of stalking Ms Raducanu, 19, last month, following a trial at Bromley Magistrates' Court.

The court heard how Magar, 35, visited the US Open winner’s London home between 1 November and 4 December last year after walking 23 miles to the suburb where she lives with her parents and asking locals for directions.

The court heard he went to the world number 12’s home on three separate dates, loitered outside, left unwanted gifts – including flowers and Christmas decorations – and stole her father's shoes, which he believed belonged to Ms Raducanu, from the porch as a "souvenir".

Amrit Magar arrives at Bromley Magistrates' Court, Kent. He has been handed a five-year restraining order after he was found guilty of stalking 19-year-old British tennis player Emma Raducanu. Picture date: Wednesday February 23, 2022.
Amrit Magar, pictured arriving at Bromley Magistrates' Court, Kent, was found guilty of stalking Emma Raducanu last month. (PA)
A map illustrating the 23 miles Amrit Magar had walked from Edgware, north London to meet tennis player Emma Raducanu. (PA)
A map illustrating the 23 miles Amrit Magar had walked from Edgware, north London to meet tennis player Emma Raducanu. (PA)

A note attached to a map left at the property read: “23 miles walked 4 you.”

A bouquet of flowers was also left at the property, with a note reading “nothing to say but you deserve love”.

He was arrested after the British number one’s father Ian was alerted by a doorbell camera, finding his trainer had been taken from the porch.

Amrit Magar, who was caught on the Raducanu family's door camera (l), left a note for Emma Raducanu (r) at her home. (PA)
Amrit Magar, who was caught on the Raducanu family's door camera, also left a note for Emma Raducanu at her home. (PA)

Magar told officers he had been “drawn” to Raducanu “because of her high-profile status after her victory in the US Open”.

In a statement to the court, Ms Raducanu said the ordeal had left her feeling afraid to go out alone.

The statement read: “Since all this has happened I have felt creeped out. I feel very apprehensive if I go out, especially if I am on my own.

“Because of this I feel like my freedom has been taken away from me. I am constantly looking over my shoulder.

File photo dated 29-10-2021 of Emma Raducanu. Emma Raducanu narrowly avoided a humbling �double-bagel� defeat as she crashed out of the Sydney International to world number 13 Elena Rybakina. Issue date: Tuesday January 11, 2022.
Emma Raducanu said the ordeal had left her feeling afraid to go out alone. (PA)

“I feel on edge and worried this could happen again. I don’t feel safe in my own home, which is where I should feel safest.”

Ms Raducanu has since told police that she was “worried” that Magar might come back to her home and is looking for a new house with improved security.

Magar, originally from Nepal, was also sentenced to an 18-month community order, including 200 hours of unpaid work and an eight-week curfew between 9pm and 6am monitored by an electronic tag.