Dreadlocked weirdo who stalked Eastenders’ actress Brooke Kinsella is jailed for bombarding woman with creepy love letters
Homeless Paul Mason targeted councillor after she took pity on him at train station
A "SERIAL stalker" who was jailed last year for preying on EastEnders' actress Brooke Kinsella has been hauled back before the courts for targeting another woman.
Paul Mason, 42, bombarded a councillor with hundreds of love letters calling her "darling" and sending magazine cutouts of dresses he wanted her to wear.
He became obsessed with Louise Jackson, who represents Bedford, after meeting her by chance at London St Pancras Station earlier this year.
She took pity on him and gave him her business card after hearing he was homeless, but soon received the barrage of letters at her home address and Bedford council officers.
Mason, of Bedford, was convicted of harassment at Luton Crown Court on September 27.
In a victim impact statement, Councillor Jackson said: "The impact of that whole episode has been greater than you could have imagined.
"I found the first batch of letters very disturbing and in fact frightening. It was clear the letters were from someone in prison.
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"What was written was personal and targeted. Whilst I'm reasonably used to getting communication I'm better to ignore, this did not fall in that category."
He bombarded the actress with social media messages, calling her 'pumpkin' and telling her she would be his wife, as well as turning up at public appearances and her workplace.
Councillor Jackson added that once she identified who Mason was, the situation felt "even more sinister".
She said: "It became even more frightening because it [was] clear his previous convictions did not deter him and he was a serial stalker.
"Despite being a councillor I have always felt safe and secure in my own home.
"After receiving the letters, I felt exposed and vulnerable.
"I suffered many sleepless nights."
Councillor Jackson added that she was sorry her good intentions to help someone had been "grossly" misinterpreted.
Mason was jailed for ten weeks for harassing Councillor Jackson, as well as being slapped with a two-year restraining order and told to pay £100 compensation.
Mason was also sentenced to an additional six weeks in jail for masturbating on a train in January, following a conviction at trial, with prosecution costs of £300 and victim surcharge of £115.
No further penalty was taken for two convictions of possessing cannabis and trespassing on a railway line at Bedford Station.
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