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Former councillor jailed for 20 weeks for stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt
Edward Brandt was jailed for 20 weeks after sending at least 17 emails and visiting Dame Penny Mordaunt’s office, causing her significant fear and anxiety, court heard.
- A former councillor has been jailed for 20 weeks after being found guilty of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt at Southampton Crown Court.
- The campaign of persistent messages and visits prompted police warnings and a conditional caution, with Brandt sending at least 17 emails and three phone messages and visiting the Portsmouth constituency office out of hours.
- His communications included messages describing the hand he wanted to shake as `gold-plated and precious`, and Brandt said his intentions were `entirely political and entirely harmless`.
- The sentence comprised 12 weeks for the stalking offence plus eight weeks consecutive for breaches, with Judge William Mousley KC citing a real risk of reoffending and need for immediate imprisonment.
- Dame Penny Mordaunt said the ordeal caused huge anxiety and distress, forcing increased security measures including plain-clothes protection and a panic alarm, while Brandt breached a stalking protection order.
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