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‘Obsessed man killed housemate after spying on her with secret devices’

Source: PA Archive

A obsessed man rigged up “secret surveillance devices” to spy on his housemate before stabbing her to death, a court has been told.

Sheldon Rodrigues, 30, was allegedly angry that 39-year-old Stephanie Hansen was seeing a married work colleague and embarked on a campaign to disrupt the relationship.

He bought spy devices, used the name of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to send an abusive message via Facebook and complained to their employer, the aviation firm Swissport, jurors were told.

The situation allegedly came to a head when Rodrigues learned cargo agent Ms Hansen’s boyfriend had visited her while

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