Overview

• The verdict at Birmingham Crown Court followed deliberations totaling four hours and eight minutes over two days.
• The 61-year-old from Stechford was convicted of targeting Myleene Klass and colleague Katie Breathwick between 2020 and 2024.
• Parcels and letters included an air pistol, handcuffs, a police-style uniform and a DIY will-writing kit, which the presenters said left them terrified.
• The defense highlighted a decades-long diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and portrayed the postings as a “pretend weird” performance.
• Judge Tom Rochford said sentencing options include imprisonment or hospital orders, with a date to be set.