1/1 TAUNTON Deane MP Rebecca Pow has told how she feared she was the victim of an anthrax attack after opening a letter from a former vet that contained white powder. Ms Pow said she dropped the letter from Maurice Kirk ‘like a hot potato’ and rushed to her kitchen to wash her hands. Kirk, 76, is on trial at Exeter Crown Court accused of stalking his MP over more than a year between May 2019 and May 2020. Ms Pow gave evidence from behind a screen which prevented her seeing Kirk and said she feared a terrorist attack when she saw the powder.
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A drunk off-duty police officer who called a youth the N-word and was hostile to a homeless man on a night out has been found to have committed gross misconduct.
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An MP feared her alleged stalker had sent her anthrax via letters from prison, a court was told.
Taunton Deane Conservative MP Rebecca Pow said she noticed white powder all over her hands as she sifted through the papers sent to her by Maurice Kirk in May 2019.
Ms Pow said she was deeply worried, rushed to the kitchen sink and washed and washed her hands.
Kirk, 76, of Westgate Street, Taunton, denies stalking.
The MP told Exeter Crown Court: Once I spotted the white powder I dropped it like a hot potato. I was deeply worried, thinking why would somebody send me these papers and put white powder in there - is it malicious?
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image captionThe court was told Ms Pow was so alarmed by Mr Kirk s behaviour she installed sensors around her home
A 76-year-old man has appeared in court accused of stalking his MP and sending her a letter with white powder on it.
Exeter Crown Court heard Maurice Kirk contacted Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow asking for help in suing the police in a long-running legal battle.
The contact triggered a campaign of harassment, the Crown alleges that also included visiting her house and posting a picture of a shotgun online.
Mr Kirk of Westgate Street, Taunton, denies stalking.
Rebecca Pow: Taunton MP allegedly stalked and sent white powder by fixated constituent
Maurice Kirk denies the charges
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A man has gone on trial accused of stalking Somerset MP Rebecca Pow during a campaign of harassment which included sending white powder to her home.
Maurice Kirk, 76, said he would create merry hell if the Conservative MP for Taunton Deane did not address a number of grievances he had against police and the authorities.