Toraq Wyngard set fire to the skip outside the Loose Women’s home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in September 2020, according to Chester Crown Court on Thursday. The 63-year-old TV star and actress said she was alerted to the fire by Lincoln Townley’s husband’s “piercing scream” when a member of the public knocked on their door after spotting the flames. The court heard that 4. 4,285 in damage was caused by the fire, which spread to the garage that was connected to the couple’s house. Image: Toraq Wyngard has been jailed for seven years and seven months in Chester Crown Court. Photo: Cheshire Police Prosecuting Gareth Bellis said CCTV showed a man in a distinctive baseball cap looking around the property before appearing to throw gas on a skip and turn it on. Wyngard, 64, was later arrested near wearing the lid and police found a kitchen knife in his backpack. “All this experience terrified me” Ms Welch, who played Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks and Natalie Barnes on Coronation Street, said the incident “changed” her life as she provided information via video link from the US. He told the court: “All this experience terrified me and he continues to do so.” The court heard that the couple now spends λί 2,000 a month on extra security. Image: Court heard that Denise Welch (left) and her husband Lincoln Townley (right) now spend £ 2,000 a month on extra security Wyngard claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag, according to the court. On Feb. 10, 2021, while Wyngard was being released under investigation, Ms Welch and Mr Townley discovered that the words “Witch” and “Pimp” along with an inverted cross had been engraved on their front gate with a blue marker, he told the court. . “You have not uttered a single word of regret” CCTV footage showed Wyngard buying a pen at a nearby store and writing graffiti. Wyngard pleaded guilty at a hearing last September to harassment, causing serious alarm or anxiety between September 18, 2020 and February 11, 2021. He also pleaded guilty to possession of a knife, felony criminal mischief and arson and was sentenced to seven years and seven months in prison. Condemning Wyngard, Judge Michael Leeming said: “You have expressed neither a word of regret nor a word of concern for your victims.” He also issued a restraining order on the condition that he not enter Wilmslow.
