Female stalker, 43, ‘yelled death threats at BBC Radio 6 DJ Gilles Peterson and racially abused his Japanese wife in month-long harassment campaign’
- Sarah Jane Rook, 43, allegedly screamed ‘You will die’ at Gilles Peterson, 55
- She is also accused of racially aggravated threats at his wife, a court has heard
- Rook allegedly turned up at the couple’s house posing as a charity worker before attacking the music producer’s car with a pole
A stalker shouted death threats at a BBC Radio 6 DJ and racially abused his wife, a court heard.
Sarah Jane Rook, 43, allegedly screamed ‘You will die’ at Gilles Peterson, 55, as he left BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place in central London.
In addition she is also accused of making racially aggravated threats to Mr Peterson’s wife, calling her a ‘Hiroshima bitch’ and attending her workplace.
Sarah Jane Rook, 43, allegedly screamed ‘You will die’ at Gilles Peterson, 55, as he left BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place in central London
Two days after the alleged life threats at Mr Peterson, Rook stood outside the record label owner’s north London home in Stoke Newington shouting ‘c**t’, it was said.
She allegedly turned up at the couple’s house posing as a charity worker and attacked the music producer’s car with a pole in the month-long campaign, Thames Magistrates’ Court heard.
Rook, who appeared in court via video link from HMP Bronzefield is charged with stalking Mr Peterson, and also harassing the Radio 6 DJ and his wife, Atsuko, 53, between February 15 and and March 16 at their home Stoke Newington, and making threats and going to their workplace.
Rook is charged with stalking Mr Peterson while subject to bail conditions of being in an area she was not supposed to be in and is also accused of racially abusing a police officer who arrested her.
Peterson (above) and his wife were also allegedly subject to harassment at their home
Mr Peterson is currently best known for his BBC Radio 6 weekend slots covering a wide range of genres, including soul, hip-hop, house, Afro, Latin and jazz,
Rook, of Surbiton, Surrey, who describes herself as a freelance journalist, denies stalking, harassment and two counts of religious aggravated harassment.
She has been remanded in custody ahead of a summary trial to be heard by magistrates on May 19.