There are numerous cases involving women and men who are being stalked, but some of them have remained silent about the matter.

One woman said when she ended a relationship with her boyfriend five years ago, he spent almost one year stalking her.

"I could not go anywhere without being followed by this man and so I had to get my relatives to accompany me anywhere I was going.

"While buying in the market, I turned around and saw him behind me. If I went to a party, this man was standing next to me. He would even come to my gate sometimes and call out my name.

"The situation continued for almost a year and I became so distressed and fed up with the way my life had turned out, that I left my job in Montego Bay and moved into Kingston. It took me three months to get a job but I was happy that I had moved out of the area and he was no longer a bother to me.

"Whenever my relatives and friends spoke to him about his behaviour, he used to tell them that he could not live without me. Well I am sure he is living without me now because I have left Montego Bay three years now and he is still alive.

"But I must tell you, what bothered me most was that when I complained to the police several times about this man, they told me they could not arrest him because he had committed no offence. I think there should be a law to prevent this kind of action because it was not coincidence that everywhere I went my former boyfriend was always there."

There is no law in Jamaica against stalking, but steps can be taken to prevent stalking. A person who is being stalked can apply to the court for an order called an injunction to prevent a person from committing the act.

The injunction would prohibt the person from coming within a certain distance of you and could also bar the person from turning up at your house. If the person disobeys the court order then action can be taken for such a person to be jailed for contempt of court.