THE sister of murder victim Katie Summers has welcomed new laws to tackle stalking.

Sarah Summers, aged 24, has been campaigning for more to be done to help victims of domestic vio- lence and stalking.

Her sister katie, a moth- er-of-four, was stabbed 82 times by her ex-partner, Brian Taylor in 2008, after suffering years of abuse.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

David Cameron has now announced the Govern- ment was explicitly crimi- nalising stalking, which he said “makes life a living hell for victims”, to “show beyond doubt that stalking is a crime”.

Police will also be given new powers of entry to investigate stalking offences, the Home Office said.

At the moment, officers only have a right of entry in respect of conduct that puts people in fear of vio- lence.

Miss Summers said: “People do not understand that stalking and domestic violence are linked.

“It is often a former part- ner. It is a tricky subject and it is going to take time and effort from a lot of people to make a differ- ence, but I am happy that it is moving forward.

“People need to be taught about this from a young age.”

Miss Summers said she was invited to meet David Cameron at Downing Street on Thursday to dis- cuss the issue, but she did not get the invitation until the day because her com- puter was broken.

She said: “I am devastat- edIdidnotgettogo.

“I have been saying since day one that he needs to meet people who have suf- fered the worst conse- quences. I am going to write to him and see if I can go another time.”

But Labour has claimed the new stalking law will not solve the problems.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called for a system based on the Scot- tish model, saying the Gov- ernment should back a Labour amendment to the Protection of Freedoms Bill on the issue in the House of Lords on Mon- day.

Making stalking an offence in Scotland has resulted in more than 400 prosecutions there.