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Strictly's Shirley Ballas' stalker sentenced after believing star was his aunt


Kyle Shaw, 37, has been given a 20-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, at Liverpool Crown Court for stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas

Kyle Shaw, 37, embarked on a “persistent campaign of contact” sending messages and threats to the dancer and her friends and colleagues because he believed her late brother, David Rich, was his father, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday. Kyle Shaw, 37, has been given a 20-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, at Liverpool Crown Court for stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas (Image: PA)Nicola Daley, prosecuting, said: “He believed, and it’s evident from what he was told by his mother, that her late brother was his father.” John Weate, defending, said Shaw had suffered complex mental health issues since childhood and in his mid to late teens was told by his mother that David Rich was his father.

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