
The Metropolitan Police obtained an interim Stalking Safety Order (SPO) in December, banning Jeal from contacting Craig David for a yr
A fan who stalked Craig David for 5 years plans to contest an order banning her from contacting him, a courtroom has heard.
Tanya Jeal, 31, turned ‘obsessed and infatuated’ with the singer, insisting she was his girlfriend and stalking him since 2016, Highbury Nook Magistrates’ Courtroom was instructed.
In a abstract of the allegations offered to the courtroom, the 7 Days singer alleges Jeal turned up at his residence in November 2021 and rang the intercom a number of instances whereas holding a photograph taken with him 5 years earlier than.
Southampton-born David mentioned Jeal had beforehand stayed on the identical lodge as him, waited for him to reach and go away, and stood on the entrance of a latest gig in Bedford ‘immobile’ with the picture, the courtroom was instructed.
The Metropolitan Police obtained an interim Stalking Safety Order (SPO) in December, banning Jeal from contacting the star for a yr.
Jeal appeared by video hyperlink from her suburban residence in Orpington, Kent for a evaluation listening to immediately, forward of proceedings to determine whether or not to impose a full order.
She confirmed she can be contesting it, including that she desires to name David as a witness so she will cross-examine him.
Flora Curtis, representing the Metropolitan Police, mentioned the singer doesn’t should be known as as a witness as all his proof is contained in a press release.

Obsessive fan Tanya Jeal (pictured), 31, allegedly turned up exterior the star’s residence and repeatedly buzzed his intercom system whereas holding up a photograph that she had taken with him 5 years in the past
She mentioned: ‘He could be very distressed and discover it fairly emotionally tough to be in the identical room as her and significantly being requested questions by her.’
The case is subsequent scheduled to be heard on the identical courtroom on March 10 forward of a remaining listening to on March 31.
Nevertheless, the courtroom heard an utility is being made to switch proceedings to Bromley Magistrates’ Courtroom, nearer Jeal’s residence.
District Decide Alexander Jacobs instructed the evaluation listening to that Jeal would want to justify in writing why David would want to attend.
Jeal, who was smiling all through the listening to, has till January 27 to make a proper request to alter courtroom.
She should additionally present a bundle with the proof on which she intends to rely and state why David must attend for cross examination, by February 24.
Jeal is alleged to have stayed at David’s lodge and used hearth exits to achieve his room, the place she knocked on the door and a despatched a Snapchat picture of it and the message: ‘I do know you like me.’
She was mentioned to have posted a notice below the door saying ‘I hope Budda offers with lies such as you, Budda will take this from right here, you are an a**gap, from Tanya, your motherf***ing girlfriend’.
Jeal additionally allegedly despatched ‘abusive’ messages to the singer’s administration, believing he was ‘below related management to that of Britney Spears’, the abstract added.