A WOMAN has been charged with stalking child abuse campaigner Shy Keenan.
Penny Mellor, 52, from Coven in Wolverhampton, will appear in court on November 6.
Ms Keenan, who lives near Colchester, was the victim of an abusive relationship when she was younger and now devotes her time to safeguarding young people from abuse.
Mellor has been released on bail until her first court hearing, which will take place at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.
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