A sinister stalker subjected a complete stranger to a three year nightmare like a "Hollywood movie" after he got out of jail for terrorising another woman.
CCTV shows two balaclava-clad robbers storming into the jewellers - before one uses a claw hammer to attack the celebrity antiques expert.
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