US EditionAnna Friel: Pensioner who stalked Marcella star for nearly three years to be sentenced next month
- Phil Appleton, a 71-year-old from Windsor, was granted conditional bail after admitting to stalking Anna Friel over a period spanning almost three years.
- Phil Appleton admitted to committing stalking offences that caused Anna Friel significant alarm or distress, in breach of the legal provisions set out in the Protection from Harassment Act enacted in 1997.
- From early 2022 through to late 2024, Appleton repeatedly messaged, visited Friel’s residence, and left gifts she did not want.
- Judge Alan Blake postponed Appleton’s sentencing until September 18 to allow time for a pre-sentence report, and he was ordered to avoid any communication with Friel and to stay out of Windsor.
- Appleton has spent half a year in custody and undergone treatment in a psychiatric facility, and is required to cooperate with the preparation of a pre-sentence report before his sentencing.
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