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Story summary
- A Guardian investigation shows abusers use private investigators to stalk victims.
- Noor Da Silva, manager of a sexual and domestic abuse service, says stalking predicts intimate partner homicide.
- Victims often change identities and relocate for safety, but such efforts are undermined by unregulated investigators.
- About 64% of these investigators are former police officers.
- Da Silva calls for reforms by banning investigators in domestic abuse cases and requiring related training.
