Pensioner admits stalking Channel 4 news presenter Cathy Newman

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 19:16 · Archive

Christopher McKeever, 76, has admitted stalking Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman by sending unwanted letters and gifts.

Christopher McKeever, 76, from Grasby Close in Wivenhoe, has admitted stalking Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman. He continually contacted Newman during a 21-month period from July 2024 until April 2026, sending her unwanted letters and gifts.

McKeever appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday with his wife to admit one charge of stalking. Bench chair Margaret Macallen released him on conditional bail ahead of his sentencing hearing, which will take place before the same court in two months' time.

Newman is a British journalist and broadcaster best known for her coverage of politics and current affairs. She joined Channel 4 News in 2006 as a correspondent and became a presenter in 2011. Before television, she worked in print journalism for the Independent, Financial Times and Washington Post.

How it is being reported

• Pictured: Pensioner from Wivenhoe admits stalking Channel 4's Cathy NewmanThe defendant, of Grasby Close, Wivenhoe, attended Colchester Magistrates’ Court with his wife on Tuesday to admit one charge of stalking.Colchester Gazette · 3 Nov, 17:00
• Pictured: Pensioner from Wivenhoe admits stalking Channel 4's Cathy NewmanThe defendant, of Grasby Close, Wivenhoe, attended Colchester Magistrates’ Court with his wife on Tuesday to admit one charge of stalking.Echo (Basildon) · 3 Nov, 17:00

In this story: Christopher McKeever · Cathy Newman · Channel 4 News · Wivenhoe · Colchester Magistrates' Court

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