“I tried to protect her”: Victoria and David Beckham recount terrifying stalking incident
David and Victoria Beckham have opened up about their ordeal with a stalker who has been charged with harassing the former athlete.
The Beckhams are being represented by their lawyers in a Westminster Magistrate Court where 58-year-old Sharon Bell is facing stalking charges.
Bell believed she was in a relationship with Beckham and, after trying to contact him through a series of letters, claimed he and his wife were conspiring to “steal her eggs from inside her body”, as reported by The Daily Mail.
One of the letters Bell sent to the football star read: “I do love you and have done so since we were children.”
In a statement read to the court, the father of four said he doesn’t have a relationship with Bell and had never seen her before.
“I felt like the language in the letters was escalating and becoming more emotional and threatening towards me and my family and this worried me,” he said in his statement, addressing the impact the letters had on him.
The court also heard of a terrifying event involving the couple’s youngest child, 11-year-old Harper.
Bell reportedly appeared at Harper’s school in an attempt to abduct her.
“I’m Harper’s mother. I’m here to pick her up,” she reportedly told the school.
After police were called to the school, Bell was taken away.
A statement from Victoria was also read out in court by prosecutor Arizuna Asante, detailing the fashion designer’s concern for her young daughter following the incident.
“Due to the volume of attention [my husband and I receive from fans], we are rarely informed of the nature of communications from fans,” her statement read.
“I tried to protect her and I am worried about her.
“I am very concerned and anxious about Harper going to the park or being taken on school trips.”
Prosecutor Asante added: “She is now scared to go out and it has made things harder for her.
“She is worried, especially when Harper goes on school trips.”
Bell, who is currently detained under the Mental Health Act, was deemed a risk to the couple's children because she was “obsessed with the family” by District Judge Michael Snow.
Judge Snow charged Bell with stalking, though she will not face a criminal trial because of her mental health.
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