UK: Paki Stalker Jailed After Going After White Celebrity and Causing a Bomb Scare

Longridge News
March 26, 2015

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Kate Lawler at Rock FM was stalked by the deranged mudman.

A stalker who bombarded a celebrity DJ and ex-Big Brother star with bizarre gifts – causing a bomb scare – has been jailed for two months.

Kate Lawler – the first female contestant to win the reality TV show – went on to become a TV and radio personality and now has a show on Preston-based Rock FM.

Ikram Ismail, 33, of Frenchwood Street, Preston, had never met the 34-year-old personality but started leaving strange, Islamic-themed gifts at the studio on St Paul’s Square, in Deepdale, Preston Magistrates’ Court heard.

On the first occasion, in February 2014, the bomb squad was called to a suspicious box, which was later found to contain a Koran, wrapped in traditional fabric.

Among the other strange ‘gifts’ Ismail, who pleaded guilty to stalking, left in the studio grounds over the next 12 months were:

• A book entitled the Ninety-Nine Names of Allah

• A burnt Koran

• A burnt jumper

• A box containing Muslim leaflets, a ‘Kate’ keyring, chocolates and a clock

• Safety pins scattered around

• A soup cookbook

• A parcel containing a ‘love’ fridge magnet and chocolates.

  Ikram Ismail of Frenchwood Avenue, Preston DOB: 10/06/1981 jailed eight weeks at Preston Mags for stalking Kate Lawler Rock FM DJ and Big Brother star
Ikram Ismail has been jailed for two months.

Suzy Privett, prosecuting, described how on Halloween last year, DJ Jordan North saw the defendant trying to get into a party, believing Kate Lawler was there. A PCSO later attended and found Ismail, and the 33-year-old had an acceptable behaviour contract imposed on him.

However, on Valentine’s Day this year he sent further gifts to Miss Lawler, followed by a card signed “Ikram”.

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