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Alleged Myleene Klass stalker sent Nicola Sturgeon letter 'signed in blood'
Peter Windsor, diagnosed with schizophrenia, denies stalking Nicola Sturgeon after sending two threatening letters including one 'signed in blood', a trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard.
- A letter to former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon allegedly arrived, signed in blood with a Satan pledge, sent by Peter Windsor, alleged stalker, in October 2020.
- Prosecutors say Windsor sent items including an air pistol, handcuffs and a DIY will kit to Classic FM's central London studios, leaving Myleene Klass and Katie Breathwick in fear, during 2020-2024.
- Following his arrest at his home in January 2023, Police Scotland interviewed Windsor at Perry Barr custody suite before releasing him without prosecution, prosecutor Timothy Sapwell said.
- The defendant insisted the mail was part of a `pretend weird` acting performance and denied two counts of stalking, saying he wanted to draw attention to the plight of people on benefit.
- The trial at Birmingham Crown Court continues after agreed facts were read by the prosecutor, with Windsor, 61, of Birmingham, giving evidence in his defence on Thursday.
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Alleged stalker 'pledged to satan' sent Nicola Sturgeon letter 'signed in blood'
Peter Windsor was arrested in January 2023 over the letter, which was posted to the former first minister in 2020, but a decision was taken not to prosecute him, a trial was told.
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