A man who sent five abusive and threatening emails over 11 days to Tory MP Claire Perry has been given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 in costs by Salisbury magistrates.
Mrs Perry was said to be fearful of her own safety and that of her staff after Benjamin Brooke, 42, unemployed, of Combe Walk, Devizes, raised issues that were not in her jurisdiction.
“I am going to take away your polar bears, I’m going to take away your tigers, I’m going to take away your happiness,” Brooke, who pleaded guilty to sending an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message, said in one of the emails.
Magistrate John Easdon told Brooke: “We are glad to hear that you are engaging with the mental health service and also taking the medication that you have been prescribed.”
Mrs Perry said after the case: “I get thousands of emails from constituents and it’s very rare to get offensive emails, even if we disagree on a matter.
“A tiny handful will be in the malicious category, which can be a bit frightening, and when somebody does cross the line it is right to contact the police.”
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