A councillor has been hounded out of office by a stalker waging an anonymous hate mail campaign against her.
Carolle Ralph is stepping down from Moray Council after just six months representing Lossiemouth's Heldon & Laich ward for the SNP.
Police are investigating a series of letters which started after her election, and are appealing for information.
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