Chilling moment neighbour collects bugs he planted to spy on woman in her own home in terrifying stalking campaign

Chilling moment neighbour collects bugs he planted to spy on woman in her own home in terrifying stalking campaign
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Chilling moment neighbour collects bugs he planted to spy on woman in her own home in terrifying stalking campaign
Author: Holly Christodoulou
Published: Feb, 17 2025 13:24

THIS is the chilling moment a stalker neighbour collects listening devices he planted to spy on a woman in her own home. Debbie Wearing, 67, had trusted William Nolan with a spare key so he and his wife could feed her cat while he was away. But the 62-year-old took advantage and instead planted recording devices under a coffee table and in her bed as part of a sinister stalking campaign. After Debbie discovered the bugs in her home in Birmingham, she set up a webcam in a bid to catch the culprit.

 [Black and white security camera footage of a man retrieving a recording device from a coffee table.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Black and white security camera footage of a man retrieving a recording device from a coffee table.]

Footage shows Nolan rustling around under Debbie's coffee table to collect the recording device. The grandad appears to be growing agitated as he realises the bug is missing after Debbie removed it. He then leaves the room to hunt out his other devices. Nolan was jailed for 15 weeks at Birmingham Magistrates' Court after he admitted stalking without fear, alarm or distress. Debbie said: "To this day, I still don't know why he did it.

 [Recording device hidden in a headboard.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Recording device hidden in a headboard.]

"For me, for somebody to put a recording device on your headboard, there's only one reason why they want to do that and that's a sexual reason - something only a perv would do. "You can't trust strangers and my story goes to show sometimes you can't trust the people around you.". The stalking hell began back in 2020 when Debbie entrusted former security guard Nolan with a key. At the time, the neighbours had lived next door to each other for around 30 years.

 [Selfie of Debbie Wearing, a stalking victim, overlooking a coastal town at sunset.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Selfie of Debbie Wearing, a stalking victim, overlooking a coastal town at sunset.]

When Debbie returned home, she was eating dinner with her partner when he found a black plastic box taped under the table. The widow initially thought it might be one of her grandson's toys but was horrified to discover the truth following a web search. Debbie went to West Midlands Police but was told with no sign of forced entry, she would need further evidence. She decided to turn detective to catch the culprit - setting up the webcams and telling Nolan's wife she would be out for the night.

 [Low-light security camera footage of a person retrieving a recording device.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Low-light security camera footage of a person retrieving a recording device.]

Believing he was safe to enter the home, Nolan fell into Debbie's trap and was caught red-handed searching for his spyware. Debbie has now spoken out in solidarity for Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, who is the alleged victim of a six-year stalking campaign. The Sun told how Kyle Shaw, 37, was charged with causing Shirley "persistent serious alarm or distress”. He is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on February 25.

 [Low-light security camera image of a man placing a recording device under a coffee table.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Low-light security camera image of a man placing a recording device under a coffee table.]

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