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A stalker who dumped his girlfriend and then spied on her with a tracking device he secretly placed in her bag has walked free from court.

Sam Booth covertly put the tracking device in the victim's bag so he could get 'proof' that she was seeing someone else.

The 39-year-old wanted to feel better about ending their relationship so watched where she was going.

He sent her four messages over one month telling the woman he knew her current whereabouts.

It wasn't until he accused her of being with another man that she told him she was in a police station reporting his concerning behaviour.

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North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard how Booth and his victim were in a rel

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