Denise Welch

The former Coronation Street actress Denise Welch said "this whole experience terrified me and continues to do so", as she gave evidence via video-link.

Wyngard claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag, the court was told. The TV star and actress, 63, said she was alerted to the fire by her husband Lincoln Townley's "piercing scream" when a member of the public knocked on their door after spotting the flames. A stalker who started a fire in the driveway of Denise Welch's home and left her "terrified" has been jailed.

Toraq Wyngard, 53, was convicted last September of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to the actress between September 18, 2020, and February 11 ...

But he admitted a charge of stalking the ex-Hollyoaks actress and causing serious alarm or distress between September 18, 2020 and February 1, 2021 and a hearing in September. But on the day he was originally due to be sentenced, in October, last year, he indicated he intended changing his pleas - causing a delay in the case. The fire - believed to have been started using an accelerant - was soon extinguished but there had been a risk of the fire spreading and 'creating a large amount of toxic smoke' and causing 'serious injury or death'. Toraq Wyngard (pictured), 53, could face a lengthy jail sentence after he was convicted last September of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to the actress between September 18, 2020, and February 11 last year Toraq Wyngard, 53, was convicted last September of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to the actress between September 18, 2020, and February 11 last year. He set fire to a skip on the driveway, with the blaze, which caused £4,285 of damage, spreading to the garage.

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The snap came after Denise attended the GLAAD Awards this week, looking a little more herself in a sparkly red jacket with matching heels and lippie. ‘Playing around with wigs and a ‘smidge’ of a filter with @glambypamelab,’ she wrote. The Loose Women star, 63, has been playing around with wigs and filters and looks genuinely unrecognisable in her latest Instagram post.

Toraq Wyngard, 64, who was found with a kitchen knife in his rucksack, caused £4,285 of damage after the fire spread. The former Coronation Street actress told ...

Wyngard pleaded guilty to the stalking charges at a hearing last September but his sentencing was delayed after he later attempted to change his pleas, claiming he had been "pressured" into admitting the offences, the court heard. The court heard that he claimed to be a press photographer after police found two cameras in his bag. Toraq Wyngard, 64, who was found with a kitchen knife in his rucksack, caused £4,285 of damage after the fire spread.

The former Coronation Street actress said Toraq Wyngard 'has permanently scarred' her life.

CCTV showed Wyngard writing the graffiti and he was captured on CCTV at a nearby shop buying the pen. Mr Bellis said: “These actions caused serious alarm and distress and had a substantial adverse affect on the Townleys and their day-to-day activities.” The court heard that he claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag. Wyngard was later arrested nearby wearing the cap, covered in metallic pin badges, and police discovered a 4in (10cm) kitchen knife in his rucksack. A stalker who started a fire in the driveway of Loose Women star Denise Welch’s home and left her “terrified” has been jailed for seven years and seven months. The court heard that £4,285 of damage was caused by the blaze, which spread to the garage attached to the couple’s house.

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The court heard that Wyngard claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag. Following the sentencing, Welch tweeted: “Stalking is a serious offence. Welch said she was alerted to the fire by her husband’s “piercing scream” when a member of the public knocked on their door after spotting the flames. Pleased that in our case we had a judge who saw this. She added that he suffered from bipolar disorder and had been failing to take his medication. Toraq Wyngard started a fire in the driveway of Welch’s home in Wilmslow that she shares with her husband, Lincoln Townley, and left her “terrified”.

The presenter said Wyngard's stalking campaign over the space of five months left her incredibly stressed and terrified. | ITV News Granada.

My thoughts haunt me as to what might have been.” Your only concern is for your own interests.” Mr Bellis said: “These actions caused serious alarm and distress and had a substantial adverse affect on the Townleys and their day-to-day activities.” Wyngard was captured on CCTV writing the graffiti and on at a nearby shop's camera buying the pen. The court heard that he claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag. During his "disturbing" stalking campaign, Wyngard went onto the presenter's property in Cheshire and set fire to a skip on her driveway which then spread to her garage.