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Ex-Countdown Contestant Laura Greenwood Gets Six More Months for Death Threats

She will serve over three years in prison under an indefinite restraining order after admitting explicit threats to TV presenter Rachel Riley and producer Damian Eadie

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Overview

  • Laura Greenwood pleaded guilty to three counts of sending death threats and three of offensive communications targeting Rachel Riley and Damian Eadie.
  • Judge Brian Cummings imposed a six-month sentence to run consecutively with Greenwood’s existing two-year, eight-month jail term.
  • Liverpool Crown Court issued an indefinite restraining order barring her from contacting either victim.
  • Greenwood’s case follows earlier convictions this year for arson, criminal damage, harassment and malicious communications.
  • Prosecutors highlighted that the threats left Riley and Eadie in genuine fear, leading to extensive safeguarding measures.