A STALKER who posted an air pistol to broadcaster Myleene Klass also sent politician Nicola Sturgeon a letter signed in blood pledging his soul to Satan.
Peter Windsor, 61, was today convicted of stalking Myleene and her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick after bombarding them with creepy letters and gifts.
Myleene Klass during last week’s trial[/caption]
Peter Windsor, who was convicted of stalking Myleene[/caption]
His trial heard that former Hear’Say singer Myleene, 47, felt “sheer terror” after being sent items at work including handcuffs and a Catwoman costume and being described by him as a “naughty vixen”.
It also emerged that Windsor was arrested but not prosecuted after sending a letter in October 2020 to Ms Sturgeon when she was Scottish First Minister.
Prosecutor Timothy Sapwell told the court it had been “signed in blood” and said that he “pledged his soul to Satan”.
In it, Windsor said he might visit her to discuss groups of people with whom he appeared to take issue, including Freemasons, politicians and doctors.
He told jurors the letter was “just a joke” and denied wanting to visit her, saying: “That wasn’t serious. I thought I’d write a black comedy-type note.”
Windsor, who had tried to change his name to James Bond, claimed to be not guilty by reason of insanity from schizophrenia.
But he sighed and pursed his lips in the dock as the guilty verdicts were announced after four hours of deliberation at Birmingham crown court.
Judge Tom Rochford told Windsor, who has been on remand throughout his trial, that the options for his sentencing next month include prison or two types of hospital order.
In her evidence to the court, Ms Breathwick told jurors she was left terrified by Windsor, who also sent her numerous hand-written notes, binoculars, perfume and running shoes.
She told the trial that she informed Myleene of around 100 notes and gifts because she felt she needed to be aware of a situation that might put her at risk.
Windsor sent a note calling Myleene a “naughty vixen”, and mailed Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne, the court heard.
He said he had sent parcels and letters to the radio presenters as a “pretend weird” acting performance.
Both complainants became upset, with Myleene telling the court how Royal Mail had found an air pistol addressed to her. An accompanying note said: “If things get scary for you (Deterrent).”
She said “it just felt extreme on every front” after she was informed in August last year by her employer’s security staff about packages sent by Windsor.
Myleene was asked to tell jurors how she felt when she was informed by a police constable in September last year that an air gun had been intercepted.
She said the PC told her that while the gun didn’t necessarily need a licence in this country, at close proximity it could prove fatal so police took it very seriously.
Myleene said: “I was extremely shocked because suddenly it felt extremely real. It’s a gun in a box with my name on it.”
I was extremely shocked because suddenly it felt extremely real. It’s a gun in a box with my name on it.
Myleene Klass
Adjourning the case until sentencing, Judge Rochford said the offences had “clearly been a traumatic experience” for both complainants.
He told jurors: “You have heard that the defendant is a man of good character.
“I need to make arrangements for sentencing the defendant. The options that I have include a prison sentence but I also have options to impose a hospital order.”
In his closing speech to the jury on Monday, defence barrister Philip Brunt said Windsor had been diagnosed for the past 30 years with paranoid schizophrenia and had included his name and address in the correspondence.
Windsor, who has used multiple names including Peter Szymanski and changed his surname to its current form by deed poll, had not followed anyone and was not told by anyone to stop sending letters, Mr Brunt added.
Tonight Myleene said: “After a horrific year, my family and I finally have peace.”
Posting to her 500,000 fans on social media, she added: “Thank you for your love and support.”
