Birmingham man guilty of stalking Myleene Klass

Myleene Klass told Birmingham Crown Court she had experienced “sheer terror”

PA Media A woman with long brown hair is pictured wearing large black sunglasses and a white jumper and white coat. — Myleene Klass told Birmingham Crown Court she had experienced “sheer terror”

A man has been found guilty of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass, posting her items that included a gun, handcuffs, and details of a DIY will-writing kit.

Peter Windsor, 61, of Mary Road, Stechford, in Birmingham, had denied two counts of stalking causing “serious alarm or distress” to Ms Klass and fellow Classic FM presenter Katie Breathwick between 2020 and 2024.

A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard Windsor had sent the women numerous “unwanted” gifts at the radio station’s central London studios between March 2020 and August 2024.

Ms Klass told the jury of her “sheer terror” after she was informed of the “accumulation” of items.

Earlier in the trial, the court heard Windsor, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, had sent a note calling Ms Klass a “naughty vixen”.

In giving evidence, she said she was initially not told about the post to avoid worrying her, but was later shown a list of items and photographs of some of the letters.

“It was very clear, very quickly, that it was a highly volatile selection of items,” she told prosecutor Timothy Sapwell.

“It was a huge shock, especially the extent to which it had escalated. It’s a huge violation. It’s sheer terror, really.”

Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday after deliberating for more than four hours

PA Media A court sketch of a man in a jumper and a bald head with a man in a white shirt and black tie sat behind him. — Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday after deliberating for more than four hours

Windsor also sent Mrs Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne.

The presenter became audibly upset whilst giving evidence last week, and told the court she first received correspondence from Windsor at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Judge Tom Rochford also heard Windsor had previously been arrested but not prosecuted after sending a letter in October 2020 to then Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

He said the letter had been “signed in blood” and “pledged his soul to Satan” but claimed it was “just a joke”.

Jurors reached their unanimous guilty verdicts on Tuesday, after deliberating for four hours and eight minutes over two days.

Windsor, wearing a grey sweatshirt, sighed and pursed his lips in the dock as the verdicts were announced.

The judge told the defendant, who had been on remand throughout his trial, that the options for his sentencing next month included prison or two types of hospital order.

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