A STALKER who became obsessed with BBC presenter Emily Maitlis 30 years after she snubbed him has been jailed for his 20th order breach.

Emily Maitlis

Edward Vines, 51, continued to indulge his “persistent and obsessive fixation” with the ex-Newsnight journalist, even from prison.

The stalker, who met Emily at Cambridge University, was banned from contacting the presenter, her husband, kids and her mum Marion.

He was jailed for three years in February 2020 after breaching an order imposed in 2009.

But he attempted to write to Emily eight times from jail between May 31, 2020, and December 23 last year.

Emily Maitlis obsessive stalker who bombarded her with creepy love letters from jail is banged up for 8 years