Brian Farmer
BBC Information, Buckinghamshire
Reporting fromPrime Wycombe Magistrates’ CourtroomLewis Adams
BBC Information, Buckinghamshire
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Cheryl Tweedy mentioned she “straight away panicked” upon seeing Daniel Bannister at her house
A person who stalked Ladies Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy has been jailed for 16 weeks after leaving the pop big name “terrified” when he became up at her house once more.
Daniel Bannister had already been jailed for concentrated on the singer two times at her house, within the Chalfonts space of Buckinghamshire, when he returned on 10 December.
The 50-year-old, who was once convicted of manslaughter in 2012, were given a restraining order for turning up in January remaining 12 months and pronouncing “it is Daniel, I have come to get Cheryl” after which returning in July soliciting for a tumbler of wine.
After appearing up in December, he admitted harassment and the breach and tried breach of his restraining order, and has now been sentenced once more.
Tweedy mentioned she “straight away panicked” and “feared for my protection” after seeing him on a safety digicam at her belongings in December, Prime Wycombe Magistrates’ Courtroom heard.
He were given a four-month prison time period in September for the preliminary offences.
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Daniel Bannister left Tweedy feeling “unsafe in her own residence”, the prosecution mentioned
Jailing him once more, District Pass judgement on Arvind Sharma additionally changed Bannister’s current three-year restraining order with a brand new one that might run indefinitely.
The pass judgement on mentioned Bannister, of no mounted cope with, knew the singer was once “very distressed and disappointed” by means of what he was once doing.
He added that no psychological well being factor were identified.
‘Feared for my protection’
Tweedy, who was once now not found in court docket, mentioned in a remark she was once ready to observe photos of Bannister by way of her telephone after he rang her doorbell in December.
She added that she “straight away panicked” and “feared for my protection”.
“I knew this was once Daniel as a result of I’ve had earlier incidents the place Daniel has come to my belongings,” she informed police on the time.
“I used to be involved he was once on the lookout for some way into the valuables.”
Tweedy informed officials her son, Endure, was once due again from the cinema, and he or she didn’t need him to peer the stalker, the court docket heard.
“I need to give protection to my kid from any hurt,” she added.
Prosecutor Datta Ryan mentioned Tweedy felt “violated, terrified and dangerous in her own residence”.
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Ladies Aloud (Cheryl Tweedy, 2d from left) have had 4 UK primary singles, the primary being Sound of the Underground in 2002
The court docket was once informed Bannister used an intercom at Tweedy’s house in January 2024 and claimed he had “come to get Cheryl”.
Six months later, he once more referred to as on the area and mentioned he was once “truly thirsty, I simply desire a glass of wine please”.
The newest incident happened 3 weeks after Tweedy attended the funeral One Course big name Liam Payne in Amersham in Buckinghamshire. The pair had had a kid in combination however had cut up up.
Payne died after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in October.
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Cheryl Tweedy attended Liam Payne’s funeral at St Mary’s Church in Amersham on 20 November
Colin Mackrell, mitigating, informed the pass judgement on his consumer Bannister “is aware of he must now not have achieved what he did”.
“He has shaped in his thoughts an affection for her,” mentioned Mr Mackrell.
The barrister argued the stalker didn’t pose a “direct risk” to Tweedy.
Bannister requested the pass judgement on if he may learn a remark to the court docket, however was once suggested to not by means of his legal professional.
YMCA killing
In an unrelated case, Bannister had additionally been jailed for killing Rajendra Patel, 48, at a south London YMCA homeless safe haven in 2012.
Mr Patel died 15 days after he was once attacked in Croydon on 21 February that 12 months.
He was once taken to medical institution the place he was once handled for bruising and swelling to the left facet of his face, a damaged nostril and a fractured ankle.
3 weeks later he died of a pulmonary thromboembolism, because of deep venous thrombosis of the left femoral vein because of a up to date fracture of his left ankle, which was once handled with a plaster forged.
Bannister admitted manslaughter and was once jailed for 2 and a part years at Kingston Crown Courtroom.
Following the most recent sentencing at Prime Wycombe, the Crown Prosecution Provider’s Kathleen O’Callaghan mentioned: “The undesirable consideration of offenders like Daniel Bannister can depart sufferers feeling alarmed and worried.
“Bannister evidently dismissed a prior restraining order, and the Crown Prosecution Provider argued those planned breaches have been made extra severe by means of the truth that they have been dedicated so in a while after the order was once made.”
Bannister has already spent 3 months in jail on remand looking forward to sentence and be might be launched in a question of weeks.
