'Belfield is trying to shut me up but I'm not frightened of him. I don't like lies'

FORMER POLICE DETECTIVE SAYS CONVICTED STALKER HAS 'DRAGGED' HER BACK INTO THE SAGA

- By OLIVER PRIDMORE

THE former Nottinghamshire Police officer who played a key role in putting Alex Belfield behind bars feels the convicted stalker is trying to “shut her up" following his prison release.

Janet Percival spent nearly 20 years with the force and says that the Belfield case was one of the most difficult she ever dealt with.

The 60-year-old retired in December 2024 and now lives in Costa Rica with her husband, but more recently says she has been “dragged” back into the Belfield saga following the Nottingham stalker’s release from HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire.

The former detective constable has vowed that she will never be quiet until Belfield stops spreading misinformation about his conviction and the police investigation that led to it.

In a video posted on YouTube on September 7, Belfield says at one point: “I said this was a witch hunt and corrupt from the beginning and I maintain my position”

Janet has also criticised the Ministry of Justice for having not put tougher licence conditions on Belfield following his prison release, meaning he has been able to broadcast falsehoods about his case whilst still serving a sentence.

Belfield was previously put on a final warning from YouTube and any further breaches of the platform's rules would have led to his Voice of Reason channel being permanently removed, after it was previously demonetised in 2022.

Despite the level of personal abuse she suffered while dealing with the Belfield case, Janet said: “I wasn’t frightened of him during the investigation and I'm certainly not frightened of him now.”