Dentist threatened to kill Labour MP in four-year campaign of harassment

15 September 2023 , 12:47

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Labour MP Barry Gardiner (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A disgruntled dentist has confessed to threatening the life of Labour MP Barry Gardiner during a relentless four-year harassment campaign.

Amit Kerai, 34, pleaded guilty on Friday to making the death threat last August against Gardiner, who serves as the MP for Brent North in London. Kerai admitted to two charges of instilling fear of violence through harassment in abusive and threatening emails, tweets, and phone calls spanning from 2019 to 2022.

The defendant, a resident of Crundale Avenue, Barnet, north-west London, also confessed to sending an electronic communication with the intent to cause distress or anxiety to the call centre staff at the General Dental Council on August 2 last year. It is believed that Kerai harboured a grudge after being suspended by the General Dental Council.

Judge Mark Lucraft KC stated: "The crown case summary makes clear this is a campaign of harassment that took place over a long period of time." The prosecution accepted Kerai's pleas, and four other charges, which he denied, will remain on file. Kerai was remanded in custody until his provisional sentencing date on November 3.

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