Judge calls for mental assessment of man who sent 'disturbing' emails to woman who had been stalked for years

The President of the High Court has directed an independent medical doctor to assess a man alleged to have breached orders not to harass or communicate with a woman who claimed he "stalked" her online for years.

The man had consented last January to final orders not to harass or further communicate with the woman after she brought proceedings fearing for her safety arising from a series of communications sent by him for about a decade.