Radio host 'left terrified' by alleged stalker

Peter Windsor denies two counts of stalking causing serious alarm or distress

Radio presenter Katie Breathwick has told jurors she was left "terrified" by an alleged stalker who sent her items including a DIY will-writing kit, binoculars and perfume, alongside "unhinged" letters.

Peter Windsor, of Mary Road, Stechford, Birmingham, is also accused of stalking Classic FM presenter Myleene Klass, sending her an air pistol, fancy dress outfits and other "unwanted" gifts.

Prosecutors allege Mr Windsor, 61, stalked both women between 2020 and 2024. He denies two counts of stalking causing serious alarm or distress.

Giving evidence at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, Mrs Breathwick said she received more than 100 items from the defendant.

The court has heard Mr Windsor sent a note calling Ms Klass a "naughty vixen" and sent Mrs Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne.

Mrs Breathwick, who became audibly upset during the latter parts of her evidence, told the court she first received correspondence from Mr Windsor, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The first time I ever really had a prickling instinct that this was a little bit different was March 2020," she told jurors.

"The first note was something to do with how many push-ups and pull-ups he had done. It was weird. It was a note of a personal nature talking about me as if he knew me."

The mail, some addressed to her alone and some to both her and Ms Klass, had included a reference to witchcraft, the 53-year-old added.

'Felt unhinged'

Answering questions from prosecutor Timothy Sapwell, Mrs Breathwick said she was concerned at the initial parcels.

"It felt unhinged and unpredictable, and it's pretty clear to me that whoever was writing them wasn't in a good state," she told the court.

"Everyone was talking about mental health issues and it was pretty obvious to me that this person was in that situation and that I was the focus of those feelings.

"It's deeply, deeply disturbing to know that."

Invited to describe how receiving the will-writing kit in March 2021 had made her feel, Mrs Breathwick said: "I was terrified - I was terrified because what was his intention.

"Was he telling me that I needed to write a will? Is that what that was? Why did he send that to me?"

Asked to comment on the binoculars, Mrs Breathwick told the court: "I was really frightened by this stage. I thought he had sent me the binoculars to tell me he was watching me."

The trial continues.