THE real-life Baby Reindeer stalker was referred to a specialist police unit tackling obsessives over her harassment of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, The Sun can reveal.
A formal complaint was made to police about Fiona Harvey after she bombarded Sir Keir and other Labour party figures with hundreds of emails.
The case was referred to the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC), a joint unit run by the Met Police and NHS.
It deals with obsessives who have a fixation with politicians and members of the Royal Family.
The Scottish Sun revealed how Ms Harvey – the inspiration for the Baby Reindeer character Martha in the Netflix hit – sent Sir Keir 276 emails over an eight-month period.
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They included a threat to Sir Keir that “your life won’t be worth living” and personal insults and offensive remarks about the Labour leader’s wife.
The messages were sent to Sir Keir’s Parliamentary constituency email address between January and August 2020.
It is thought the emails continued afterwards, with other Labour Party figures also being contacted.
Harvey, 58, of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, was referred to FTAC in November 2021 over the messages.
One source said: “There was no suggestion of any physical danger.
“But the murders of Jo Cox and Sir David Amess are a stark reminder of the dangers faced by MPs.
“It was felt that the police should be made aware of the large volume of emails so the individual could receive help and stop the nuisance messages.”
The FTAC unit of police officers and mental health nurses, formed in 2006, monitors individuals and carries out a psychiatric assessment to determine if they pose a risk.
They receive around 1,000 referrals a year and can provide suspects with mental health assistance to reduce any harassment or potential threat to people living under their focus.
It is unclear whether any action was taken over the referral of Ms Harvey.
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Leading stalking expert and former Met inspector Hamish Brown said: “Sometimes in such cases, a cop and mental health nurse are sent to see the suspect.
“The FTAC started off with dealing with people who are fixated with Royalty and has broadened its brief to include politicians on some occasions.
“It is not a punitive or investigative tool and is focused on the care of the suspect and ensuring they are not a risk to themselves or others.”
Police have the power to section anyone for three days under the Mental Health Act if stalking behaviour is persistent – and a psychiatrist can order longer detention.
Cops can charge suspects for causing “alarm or distress” under the Protection from Harassment Act – punishable with up to six months in jail.
The more serious offence of causing “fear of violence or serious alarm or distress” carried up to 10 years imprisonment.
An alternative option for police is seeking an anti-stalking order to place a suspect under restraints.
The Met said the harassment case remains “under review” by officers.
Ms Harvey said: “It’s a lot of rubbish and I’m not going to be making comment.”
