Accused stalker sent letter ‘signed in blood’ to Sturgeon

JURY SHOWN GIFTS AND NOTES SENT TO RADIO HOSTS

- MATTHEW COOPER News Reporter

Letters and stamps sent to Katie Breathwick, and Myleene Klass arriving at court this week

AN alleged stalker accused of causing serious alarm to Myleene Klass sent a letter to Nicola Sturgeon he said was “signed in blood” and which “pledged his soul to Satan”.

Peter Windsor was arrested in January 2023 over the letter, which was posted to the former first minister in 2020, but a decision was taken not to prosecute him, a trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told.

Prosecutors allege Windsor, who suffers from schizophrenia, stalked both Ms Klass and her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick by sending items, including an air pistol, handcuffs and details of a DIY will kit, to the station’s central London studios between 2020 and 2024.

Windsor, 61, of Mary Road, Stechford, Birmingham, gave evidence in his defence on Thursday after agreed facts were read to the jury detailing two letters he sent to Ms Sturgeon in October 2020 and October 2022.