Man guilty of stalking Myleene Klass

5 minutes agoElliot BallWest Midlands

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Myleene Klass told Birmingham Crown Court she had experienced “sheer terror”

A man has been found guilty of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass.

Peter Windsor, 61, of Mary Road, Stechford, in Birmingham, had denied two counts of stalking, causing “serious alarm or distress” to Ms Klass and fellow Classic FM presenter Katie Breathwick between 2020 and 2024.

A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard Windsor had sent the women numerous items and “unwanted” gifts, including a gun, handcuffs, fancy dress outfits and details of a DIY will-writing kit.

Ms Klass told the jury of her “sheer terror” after she was informed of the “accumulation” of items sent to her at the radio station’s London studios.

Earlier in the trial, the court heard Windsor had sent a note calling Ms Klass a “naughty vixen”.

He also sent Mrs Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne.

Mrs Breathwick had become audibly upset whilst giving evidence last week, and told the court she first received correspondence from Windsor, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jurors reached their unanimous guilty verdicts on Tuesday, after deliberating for four hours and eight minutes over two days.

Windsor, wearing a grey sweatshirt, sighed and pursed his lips in the dock as the verdicts were announced.

Judge Tom Rochford told the defendant, who had been on remand throughout his trial, that the options for his sentencing next month included prison or two types of hospital order.

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Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday after deliberating for more than four hours

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