Peter Windsor guilty of stalking Myleene Klass and Katie Breathwick

A 61-year-old man was found guilty on Tuesday at Birmingham Crown Court of stalking television and radio presenter Myleene Klass and her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick by sending a series of unwanted parcels and letters to the station between 2020 and 2024. Jurors returned unanimous guilty verdicts after deliberating for four hours and eight minutes over two days.

Prosecutors told the court that Peter Windsor of Mary Road, Stechford, posted items to Classic FM's central London studios that included an air pistol, handcuffs, a police uniform, binoculars, bottles of champagne, running shoes, stamps and letters containing sexual and threatening language. Klass told the jury she felt "sheer terror" when told Royal Mail had intercepted a gun addressed to her. She said the gun came in a box with her name on it and that, when combined with other items, "the picture you get is pretty bleak."

Breathwick described being left terrified by a letter that included details of a do-it-yourself will-writing kit and other disturbing correspondence. Both witnesses gave evidence behind screens. Crown prosecutors said the content of the parcels and accompanying letters was obsessional and...