Stalker

Rihanna 'stalker' charged after 'breaking into her home'

Eduardo Leon, 27, has been charged with stalking, first-degree residential burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest.

Rihanna was not home at the time of the alleged incident in Los Angeles on 9 May.

Leon, from Fullerton, California, is due to appear at the Foltz Criminal Justice Centre on Monday.

The suspect is accused of hopping a fence and entering a house owned by Rihanna in the Hollywood Hills.

He allegedly spent 12 hours inside the home and was arrested the next day after being discovered by the singer's assistant.

What makes someone a stalker

Even though maximum jail sentences for stalking are getting longer in England and Wales, police are not fully investigating enough.

"Stalking in itself is not a mental illness," explains Dr Mark Salter from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

He says a range of treatments are available, but people must first want to help themselves stop stalking.

Dr Salter says stalking is most common among young men who come from difficult backgrounds.

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