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Ferdinand stalker receives jail term

A woman found guilty of stalking Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday, reports BBC News. Susanne Ibru was also put on a restraining order for 10 years after last month being convicted of harassing the England defender.

At Crewe Magistrates' Court, district judge Nicholas Sanders said he was "concerned" by Ibru's behaviour since she had been in custody.

"The pre-sentence report describes you as living in a fantasy world, unable to interpret social situations and boundaries," he said.

"You display a predatory and manipulative lifestyle and try to deliberately mislead interviewers."

The court heard that Ibru, who like Ferdinand hails from Peckham in south London, had made a 400-mile round trip to the centre-half's home south of Manchester on three occasions last year.

Ferdinand, 32, had told the trial he was upset by the visits from Ibru, whom he had never met.

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