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3. Case Closed

February 18, 2025 • 43m

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Overview

Hannah's stalking case was closed by London's Metropolitan Police due to 'evidential difficulties' despite overwhelming evidence of harassment. After fleeing to Sri Lanka to escape the torment, Hannah was tracked down there too, receiving violent, sexually explicit emails and threats. The police struggled to link all the anonymous emails to one source, and despite attempts to arrest Kin, they failed to locate him. Hannah's case reveals systemic failures in how police handle stalking cases, with experts noting that stalking is often treated as isolated incidents rather than a pattern of obsessive behavior.

Police Investigation Begins and Stalls

After discovering someone was impersonating her and contacting her former employers, Hannah finally went to the police in early 2018. Initially, the Metropolitan Police issued a warning letter to Kin and attempted to arrest him, even flagging him on flight manifests. However, weeks turned into months with no progress. Despite Hannah regularly sending evidence of ongoing harassment to the police, they ultimately closed the case citing 'evidential difficulties' and inability to locate Kin due to his 'transient international lifestyle.'

  • Hannah went to the police for the first time after discovering someone was impersonating her in emails to former colleagues
  • The Met Police issued a warning letter to Kin stating he would be arrested if he contacted Hannah again
  • Police attempted to arrest Kin and flagged him on flight manifests, but couldn't locate him
  • Police went to an address in central London but found no one home and the house in darkness
  • The case was closed after a few months due to 'evidential issues' and inability to locate the suspect
" The hope that I felt was what was keeping me going and then you hear the case is closed and that hope comes crashing down "

Obtaining and Reviewing the Police Files

It took Hannah over a year to obtain her police case files due to backlogs. When the producers finally received them in March 2023, Hannah found reviewing them emotionally overwhelming - confronting the documented reality of what happened to her was traumatic. The files revealed five separate cases and detailed the daily barrage of threats Hannah endured, including thousands of emails and calls every five minutes at times.

  • Hannah waited over a year to receive her police case files due to massive backlogs
  • There were five separate police files documenting Hannah's case
  • Hannah found the files too traumatic to review initially and had to close her laptop
  • The files documented that Hannah received thousands of emails and calls every five minutes
  • Hannah admitted there was 'stuff in there that I was planning to take to my grave'
" It was just very personal. Yeah, it was just very horrible to read that, because it was like, it's like such basic language. But I think I was just really embarrassed then. "

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