A woman who stalked footballer Rio Ferdinand and his family has been jailed for 10 weeks and given a 10-year restraining order.
Susanne Ibru, 38, was convicted of harassment of the Manchester United and England star last month.She was living in Peckham, south London, when she made a number of 400-mile round trips to the defender's home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, in 2010.
Ibru was sentenced at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Monday.
District Judge Nicholas Sanders, sentencing, said he was "concerned" by Ibru's behaviour during her time in custody.
He said: "The pre-sentence report describes you as living in a fantasy world, unable to interpret social situations and boundaries.
"You display a predatory and manipulative lifestyle and try to deliberately mislead interviewers."
The defendant said she would be appealing against her sentence and, as she was led away, added: "I stick two fingers up at you."
During the trial, the 32-year-old footballer told the court how Ibru left him angry and fearing for his family's safety.
The court was told that she appeared outside his home on three occasions and demanded to speak with him.
Ibru, who denied harrassment charges, represented herself during the trial and cross-examined Mr Ferdinand.
She told the footballer she had been to his home about four or five times over the past four years.
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