Police have refused to rescind a harassment notice issued against a reporter who sent two emails and door-stepped a woman who had conned readers out of thousands of pounds.

Croydon police have said that the actions of Croydon Advertiser chief reporter Gareth Davies "went beyond what was reasonable".

Police visited Davies at his office in March last year to serve him with a Prevention of Harassment letter following his approaches to Neelam Desai. They warned him that he could be arrested if he approached her again.