Woman harassed by Claudia Webbe MP denies misleading court

Key Facts

• Ms Law suggested Ms Merritt's evidence at Webbe's trial that Mr Thomas was just a "good friend" could have been "misleading to the court", and said: "Your phone download showed you had lied."
• Image source, PA Media Image caption, Webbe said she split up with Lester Thomas in March 2022 The court heard Webbe made numerous calls to Ms Merritt in a campaign of harassment between September 2018 and April 2020.
• The appeal hearing was told last week Ms Merritt called police and said "I have been threatened by a public figure with acid", but received 17 further phone calls lasting 14 seconds or less from Webbe after the MP was warned by police to stop contacting her.
• "I had no idea about the relationship between Michelle Merritt and Lester Thomas, that this relationship had been going on throughout the entire time of my relationship with Lester," she said.

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