![]() The 61-year-old later said he feared for his and his family’s security. He said he believed the “defendants’ unsubstantiated claims have misled, agitated and fuelled a vocal and violent conspiratorial fringe who increasingly post threatening and vile material about me and my family”. He said that in October 2021, “masked attackers” set fire to a car and burned down the gate to his home, with police said to believe the arson was carried out by paid professionals. ![]() “I have become accustomed to the plethora of dead animals people leave at my home,” he said. ![]() ![]() The environmentalist said his post had been stolen regularly, adding that “random dead animals and human faeces are regularly posted to me”. In a 50-page witness statement, Packham said he had attracted criticism from people who shoot and foxhunt – detailing some of the threats he receives. On the second day of the trial at the high court in London on Wednesday, the BBC Springwatch presenter, beginning his evidence, said he was a “victim of a campaign of vile and relentless intimidation”. The strongly denied allegations, repeated in several tweets and videos, relate to the broadcaster’s involvement with the Wildheart Trust, which runs a wildlife sanctuary on the Isle of Wight. He was also accused of dishonestly raising money for the charity at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic while knowing it was due to receive a £500,000 benefit from its insurance. ![]()
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