Aida FofanaWest Midlands
PA MediaTV and radio presenter Myleene Klass has told a jury how she felt “sheer terror” after being sent a gun, handcuffs, a silver ring and a police uniform in the post by an alleged stalker.
Giving evidence against Peter Windsor Ms Klass said she was informed in an email in August last year of an “accumulation” of items sent to her.
She said it had been very clear what the intention behind the parcels were adding there was no grey area, it was a gun in a box with her name on it.
Mr Windsor, 61, of Mary Road, Stechford, Birmingham, denies stalking both Ms Klass and her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick between 2020 and 2024.
Ms Breathwick told Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday of her horror at receiving a letter with details of a DIY will-writing kit and other “unhinged” mail from Mr Windsor, who she said left her in fear of her safety.
Ms Klass became upset when she was asked about being told how Royal Mail had intercepted an air pistol addressed to her.
The 47-year-old former Hear’Say singer said it had felt extreme after she was informed by her employer’s security staff of the packages.
PA MediaMs Klass told the court she was shown a list of items and photographs of some of the letters after being informed of them, having previously not been told about the mail to avoid worrying her.
“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.”
Ms Klass added: “It’s a huge violation. It’s sheer terror really.”
Invited to describe her feelings when she was informed by a police constable in September last year that an air gun had been intercepted by the Royal Mail, Ms Klass told the court: “He said to me that whilst the gun wasn’t necessary for a licence in this country, at such close proximity right up to 6ft it could prove fatal and police took it very seriously.
“I was extremely shocked because suddenly it felt extremely real.
“This was very clear what the intention was. There was no grey area here.
“It’s a gun in a box with my name on it.”
The trial previously heard he sent a note calling Ms Klass a naughty vixen and wrote Ms Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne.
Ms Klass described the material, which included notes referencing circumcision and saying the ring sent in the post was for the “holy protection” of a “worthy high priestess”, as “utterly visually disturbing”.
She said of the parcels and correspondence: “Contextually when you put the handcuffs and police uniform and the gun together, the picture you get is pretty bleak.
“They are talking war, there are overt sexual suggestions. There are religious references as well. It just feels extreme on every front.”
The trial continues.
