Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been jailed for stalking in Milton Keynes.
Jimmy Brazil, aged 31, of Haddon, Great Holm, Milton Keynes, was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison and given a two-year restraining order in relation to the victim at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court on Thursday July 4.
Brazil pleaded guilty to one count of stalking - causing fear of violence at the same hearing.
At around 2pm on June 24, Brazil followed a woman in her forties, who was walking on her own at Lodge Lake in Loughton, for 40 minutes despite not knowing her.
Brazil hid in bushes so the victim did not see him and even jumped out of a bush at her.
The victim took detours of her usual walk in an attempt to lose him but he continued to follow her until she finally got away by walking back to her vehicle, and when doing so, he sniffed her as she walked past.
Brazil was arrested on July 2 and charged on July 3.
The victim said, “I would advise all women to report any similar incident that may happen to them. I did not expect anything to come out of the police report I made, and was shocked when they found the man who did this."
The victim concluded, “I am very happy with the police investigation, the updates and the sentence he received. It has encouraged me to report crimes to the police going forward.”
Investigating officer PC Paige Barker, of the neighbourhood policing team for Milton Keynes South, based at Milton Keynes police station said, “Jimmy Brazil is a dangerous and prolific offender. He targeted a lone woman going about her daily life, scaring her to the point that she will not go back to Lodge Lake."
PC Barker continued, “Brazil was arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced within three days, just over a week after his offending, which illustrates how we will not tolerate stalking in all of its forms. This sentence is a reflection of the impact Brazil has had, and I hope brings some closure to the victim. I also hope this result will encourage other stalking victims to come forward as police will listen to you and seek to bring offenders to justice.”
