Denise Welch's stalker jailed for seven years after starting fire on Loose Women star's driveway
07.04.2022 - 21:01
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Loose Women star Denise Welch's stalker has been sentenced to jail after starting a fire on the TV panellist's driveway.Toraq Wyngard, 64, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court today, Thursday 7 April, and received seven years and seven months behind bars.The blaze that Wyngard started in 2020 at Denise's home caused over £4,000 worth of damage. Back in September 2021, Wyngard pleaded guilty to stalking, causing serious alarm or distress, between September 18 2020 and February 11 2021. He also admitted charges of possession of a knife, criminal damage, and arson In the wake of his actions, Denise, 63, said she's "permanently scarred".
“It has changed my life. I have a wonderful life and this man has permanently scarred it," she said, as per the Evening Standard.The court was informed that Wynard set fire to a skip outside Denise's home at 11pm on September 19 2020. Denise shares her Cheshire-based property with her husband Lincoln Townley.
For the sentencing today, the former Coronation Street actress could be seen wearing pink-rimmed glasses, pink lipstick and a yellow top as she recalled the moment she heard her husband's "piercing scream" as he discovered the fire outside their home. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.The blaze which started in a skip on their drive spread to the couple's garage, and ended up causing £4,285 worth of damage.
Denise gave her evidence over video-link as she's currently in the US. Following the fire, CCTV showed a man in a baseball cap looking around the TV star's home, before appearing to pour an accelerant into the skip and set it alight. Wyngard later claimed he was a press
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