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A woman has been found guilty of harassing television star Martin Shaw – having boasted in court she was an “itch he could not get rid of”.

King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court heard Sandra Price, 66, of Hingham, Norfolk, sent “intrusive” letters to the actor.

Ms Price was arrested after petrol was poured through the letterbox of his partner, Karen da Silva, last July.

Ms Price was found guilty of the harassment of Mr Shaw, who lives near Norwich, between 2003 and 2008.

The court heard Ms Price delivered a 45-minute audio tape to 63-year-old Mr Shaw’s 17th Century cottage and also left a 120-page dossier on his doorstep.

‘Extremely offensive’

The document, which detailed the actor’s career, spoke of how Ms Price had “started to laugh at how much she had got under Shaw’s skin” after she was issued with a restraining order in November 2005.

In it she described herself as an “itch he could not get rid of, no matter how hard he scratched”.

She said she first became aware of Mr Shaw in November 2004 when watching an episode of Judge John Deed.

The hearing was told Ms Price made false claims about Mr Shaw’s marriage break-up in letters to him.

Mr Shaw told the court: “Clearly, it was not only inaccurate but extremely offensive and intrusive.”

Mr Shaw is famous for his roles in the Professionals, Judge John Deed and Apparitions.<p

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