Cheryl stalker jailed for restraining order breach

A man who stalked singer Cheryl Tweedy has been jailed for 12 months for breaching a restraining order after turning up at her home.

Daniel Bannister showed up at her home, in the Chalfonts area of Buckinghamshire, for the fourth time on 19 June.

The 50-year-old, who has already spent time in prison for the same offence and an unrelated killing in 2012, was jailed at Reading Crown Court after previously admitting a restraining order breach.

Sentencing him, Judge Alan Blake said the Girls Aloud star "does not wish any contact with you".

Bannister was also handed a fresh restraining order to not contact Ms Tweedy.

Judge Blake said: "You have shown defiance to the court order. You need to draw a line under that behaviour."

The court heard that Bannister had arrived at her home for the fourth time on 19 June, arriving in a taxi at about 22:00 BST before ringing the intercom system twice and peering over the gate.

Bannister believed the singer had invited him to her home over Microsoft Teams, the court was told.

In a victim impact statement, the pop star said she was "stunned" when Bannister visited her home yet again, and that she has been forced to hire personal security.

"Each time he returns the worry of his intentions intensifies," she said.

"I'm worried, nervous and on edge every time I open my gate. No person should have to feel this way."

"Daniel has made my young child scared," she added.

In an unrelated case, Bannister had previously been jailed for killing Rajendra Patel, 48, at a south London YMCA homeless shelter in 2012.

Bannister admitted manslaughter and was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Kingston Crown Court.