Apple gets restraining order against woman stalking CEO Tim Cook

The woman, from McLean, Virginia, also sent messages to Mr Cook saying she was applying to be his roommate and would be moving in, with a warning to 'empty the condo'

Apple CEO Tim Cook. File Picture: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Apple has been granted a temporary restraining order against a woman in Virginia in the US accused of stalking and harassing chief executive Tim Cook for more than a year.

The 45-year-old woman has repeatedly contacted Mr Cook and twice appeared at his residence, according to a court declaration from a member of the CEO’s security team.