Louise Minchin on ‘chilling abuse’ as daughter speaks out on stalking nightmare for first time

10.03.2022 - 14:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Louise Minchin's daughter has spoken out on the 'chilling abuse' her mum suffered during her stalking nightmare for the first time. The former BBC Breakfast host spoke out in January after her and her family were threatened by a stalker last year.

In December, ex-soldier Carl Davies, 44, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for the harassment of Mrs Minchin and her family. Mr Davies, of Flint, North Wales, sent threats to both Mrs Minchin's and her teenage daughter Mia's social media accounts in July 2020.

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The horrifying messages included graphic threats and information that showed Mr Davies knew where the family lived and had visited the location.

Mrs Minchin and her family were on holiday when the messages were received. She said her daughter Mia “desperately didn’t want to go home” and once they arrived back the family felt like prisoners in their own home for weeks.

The police investigation lasted for nine months before Mr Davies was charged.

Now Mia has spoken for the first time of her mum’s stalking ordeal in an episode of ITV’s Tonight programme which airs tonight (Thursday).

She recalls how the stalking began, saying: "I’m logged into mum's Instagram account and suddenly loads of messages started coming.

"They were all kind of just really offensive, calling us not very nice names and then they got much more graphic. It was the kind of actions that he wanted to do against me and mum, which got really personal and they weren't nice to read at all.

"I was kind of terrified, all kind of shaking. I think my heart was beating really fast. I didn't sleep all night. The entirety of the next day I was in