Restrictions on the sale of the painkiller paracetamol to prevent suicides is being

Restrictions on the sale of the painkiller paracetamol to prevent suicides is being routinely flouted by chemists and supermarkets. A study of more than 100 patients treated at the accident and emergency department of Guy's and St Thomas' hospital in south London for paracetamol overdoses found a third had deliberately set out to buy the drug to kill themselves. In my case, this gave Marchese the freedom to make a false allegation, then systematically use this to destroy my reputation by approaching the press, my employers and organisations to do as much damage as possible."Sentencing was adjourned till 22 September pending psychiatric reports.. She falsified DNA evidence against the psychiatrist by picking one of his used condoms out of a rubbish bin to back her rape claim, the court was told.Judge Price said she had terrorised the couple. He told Marchese: "It is my humane hope that something can be done for you; if not, you are going to prison for a very long time."Dr Falkowski said later: "The victims of rape are rightly given anonymity but I strongly feel this should also be extended to the accused until trial. Marchese had become obsessed when she met the consultant psychiatrist - a triple world power-boat record-holder - while he was treating her partner for mental illness in 2002. Deluded into believing she had a relationship with Dr Falkowski, she became convinced Ms Pemberton was ruining their happiness, later spending thousands of pounds trying to destroy his life and reputation.Marchese, of Bow, east London, was arrested but stalking charges were dropped.

Others read, "Dig your own grave" and, "Your life will end, gunman paid". I hope that by reading about our harrowing experiences of being stalked, other victims of stalking and of rape allegations will feel that they are not alone."After Argentinian-born Marchese , a cheese-seller at Selfridge's, was found guilty of harassment as well as threatening to kill and perverting the course of justice, she said: "I did not commit these offences."London's Southwark Crown Court heard how she had claimed to have put a bomb on a powerboat that Dr Falkowski was to race and bombarded Ms Pemberton with messages including one which warned she would be "burnt down in her wedding dress". But for Dr Falkowski, 45, worse was to come when Marchese accused him of rape and he was charged. The case was dropped before it reached trial but he lost all his private patients and many friends.Yesterday the psychiatrist said: "The damage this false accusation has inflicted on my life and those close to me is immeasurable. The reception was cancelled and eventually Ms Pemberton broke off the engagement.

A stalker who ruined a psychiatrist's life - destroying his wedding plans and accusing him of rape - has been warned she may face a long jail sentence. But a furious Maria Mar-chese denied her guilt angrily to Judge John Price after he told her she had "terrorised" Dr Jan Falkowski and his fianc?Deborah Pemberton. For almost a year, Marchese, 45, preyed on the couple, spying on them, bombarding them with abusive phone calls and text messages as well as calling their friends and family.At one point, she threatened to poison the food at their wedding. He says: "I will not be drawn into a war of soundbites." His priorities are tackling crime and social exclusion.Odds: 6/1Victoria Borwick 50Mother of four, businesswoman and Kensington and Chelsea councillor. Core policies include zero tolerance on crime, job cuts at City Hall and scrapping the congestion charge.Her campaign statement modestly proclaims: "Great cities need great leaders."The list of supporters on her website currently has just two names.Odds: 10/1Warwick Lightfoot 49Grew up in a single-parent family, educated at a comprehensive. He worked for leading financial institutions as an economistand held top advisory jobs at the Treasury and Department of Employment during the Thatcher-Major years Mr Lightfoot holds a seat on Kensington and Chelsea council His priority is crime.Odds: 14/1Stephen Habberley. Mr Barnes rose to prominence recently as chair of the London Assembly's inquiry into the July 7 bombings. He also speaks several languages.Odds: 5/1James Cleverly 36Father of two, works in the media and has held numerous Tory advisory roles.

FoughtLewisham East at the last general election and was also the unsuccessful Tory candidate to be mayor of Lewisham. Served in the Territorial Army for the past 15 years, rising to the rank of major. Failed by 420 votes to regain Hove for the Tories at the last election. Clear frontrunner and moderniserOliver Letwin this week called him "absolutely admirable". He gave a rather lukewarm confirmation of his candidacy, saying: "By the end of Sept-ember, I will know whether I have the broad base of support that our mayoral candidate will need."Ladbrokes' odds on becoming Tory candidate: 3/1Richard Barnes 58London Assembly member and former deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority.His candidacy was endorsed this week by the former Met commissioner, Lord Stevens. The top six - if as many as six candidates apply - will then be publicly announced in advance of the primary campaign.A series of hustings are scheduled for September and October. The vote, to be conducted by Electoral Reform Services in November, will be open to anyone on London's electoral roll.Meanwhile, Stephen Norris, Tory candidate for the past two mayoral elections, will not rule out standing a third time, in the event that the primary is delayed.Conservative contenders for mayorNick Boles 40Director of the centrist think-tank, Policy Exchange.