Overview
- Daniel Wilson was sentenced on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Southwark Crown Court to an indefinite hospital order and a lifelong restraining order after he pleaded guilty to stalking and two breaches of a 2017 restraining order.
- Court evidence described a decade-long campaign of harassment in which Wilson sent hundreds of menacing emails, messages and voicemails and left a threatening Valentine’s Day message saying he had "murder on my mind."
- Forensic psychiatrists and His Honour Judge Christopher Hehir said Wilson is profoundly mentally ill, remains delusional and lacks insight, and that detention in hospital is required because of a real risk of relapse if released.
- The offender has a history of violence, including a 2016 break-in at Barbara Broccoli’s home and a 2023 incident in which he smashed vehicles and attacked officers with a hammer, for which he admitted affray and criminal damage.
- Broccoli told the court the harassment left her in constant fear, forced her to leave her family home of 20 years and to keep her new address secret while hiring extra security, highlighting tensions between victim safety and treatment of mentally disordered offenders.