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Ex-Councillor Jailed for Stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt in 20-Week Sentence

The 61-year-old is being punished for persistent contact with the former MP, with further time added for violating a long-term protection order.

Overview

  • Edward Brandt received 12 weeks for stalking plus a consecutive eight weeks for breaches of a stalking protection order, totaling 20 weeks.
  • A Southampton Crown Court jury convicted him of stalking by majority in November 2025, but acquitted him of causing serious alarm or distress.
  • Prosecutors detailed at least 17 emails and three phone messages, out-of-hours visits to her office, and an attempt to jump a security barrier that set off alarms.
  • Dame Penny Mordaunt told the court she feared sexual violence and increased security at work and home while changing her routine.
  • Brandt was sentenced for seven December 2025 breaches of the order by failing to declare internet-capable devices and creating Facebook and Snapchat accounts, with the order running until November 2034.