Cheryl Tweedy is believed to be on high alert after her stalker Daniel Bannister was jailed earlier this month but the singer now reportedly fears that he could be released earlier
Cheryl Tweedy is believed to be on high alert following fears that her stalker could be released from jail earlier than expected. Earlier this month, Daniel Bannister, 50, was jailed for 16 weeks for breaching a restraining order. A court heard that Cheryl, 41, had been left terrified after the convicted killer continued to stalk her – despite a restraining order against him.
During a hearing on March 14 at Wycombe Magistrates Court, a court heard how Bannister had repeatedly turned up at Cheryl’s home, despite having previously been jailed for four months. The Girls Aloud singer was left terrified after convicted killer Bannister “displaying fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repetitive behaviour” towards the Let You songstress.
The 50-year-old of no fixed address was previously given a three year restraining order which prohibited him from contacting Ms Tweedy, entering Buckinghamshire where she resides and attending her address. However, in December, he returned to the home she shares with her young son, Bear, who she shared with the late Liam Payne.
He was charged with breaching the restraining order, having entered Buckinghamshire on December 10. He turned up at “an address where you knew or believed Cheryl Tweedy was present”, which constitutes another breach of his order. Bannister was charged with harassment – breach of restraining order on conviction, harassment – breach of restraining order on conviction and attempt to breach a restraining order after conviction.
He turned up at Cheryl’s property in January 2024 and said over the intercom he had arrived as he had “come to get Cheryl”. During a separate incident, he said he was “really thirsty” and wanted a “glass of wine”. Now, sources claim that the singer has been left fearing that Bannister could be released early which has turned her life into a “real life horror show”.
“It’s hard not to feel for her. I mean, can you believe she’s living in constant fear that Bannister might just show up at her doorstep just a few weeks after being sent to jail”? a source told Radar Online. They went on to add: “He could walk free very soon now, and that’s sending her into pure panic mode”.
The Government website states that the release of a prisoner is dependent on the length of their sentence, their behaviour in prison and any time spent on remand. It also states that a prisoner may be eligible for release halfway through their sentence.
Cheryl told police that she “immediately panicked” when she spotted Bannister outside of her home. At the time, she told police: “I knew this was Daniel because I have had previous incidents where Daniel has come to my property. I was concerned he was looking for a way into the property”.
The singer told the police that her young son had been out with a friend and was due home any minute – but she didn’t want him to see Bannister. “I want to protect my child from any harm”, she said. Prior to the hearing earlier this month, Bannister was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to three separate offences.
In 2012, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Kingston Crown Court after assaulting Rajendra Patel, at a south London YMCA homeless shelter. After an attack in February of the same year, Mr Patel returned to hospital on March 9. He tragically died just one day later.
His cause of death was ruled as a fracture to his left ankle, pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis of the left femoral vein. Bannister, who at the time was 37, had been due to go on trial for the murder of Mr Patel – but the CPS lowered the charge to manslaughter.
It’s believed that the two individuals who had been living at the homeless shelter had been in a long-term feud with one another when the attack took place. CCTV footage was shown, of Bannister kicking and punching his victim as he attempted to go towards a lift.
Speaking in 2012, His Honour Judge Nicholas Price said as he jailed Bannister: “This is a tragic case. When you attacked Mr Patel you did not intend to cause serious bodily harm let alone cause death. But the attack undoubtedly goes beyond one punch, it is a sustained attack or more or less 30 to 40 seconds. It is clear you are not a danger to the public, but it is inevitable that you must serve an immediate custodial sentence”.
The Mirror has approached the Ministry of Justice and a spokesperson for Cheryl for comment.
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