Former Big Brother contestant Lisa Huo, 47, has been sentenced for a stalking campaign against her neighbour, during which she publicly claimed the woman's father was a paedophile.
Huo, who appeared on the seventh series of the reality TV show, repeatedly attended at the woman's house between October and November last year, banged on her door and demanded payment of £250 to fix a tap, despite having no prior relationship with her.
Harassment and false accusations
The woman asked Huo to come back when her children were not home, but hours later Huo continued banging on the door with her keys and shouted: "Your dad is a paedophile, he sexually abuses kids. Your dad is a judge."
Following further visits demanding money, Huo sent a letter to other neighbours about the woman. It read: "Dear neighbour, they [at house number] are paedophiles.... Her father is a judge... Please keep your children safe. From your friendly neighbour."
Car attack and impact on victim
Manchester Crown Court heard that days later the woman woke to sounds of smashing glass. Ella Worsley, prosecuting, said: "She looked out the window and saw the defendant hitting the rear window of her car with a hammer."
"She then walked round to the front and repeatedly shouted: 'F*** yeah' whilst smashing the front windscreen numerous times."
In a statement, the woman said she has suffered flashbacks and was 'fearful' of what Huo would do next. "I feel anxious and unsafe and constantly fear not just for my safety, but my children's."
"I've had to explain a protocol to my children if they see her. I fear what she will do or say to them."
Earlier incidents and sentencing
The court heard that in October 2024, during a visit to her GP, Huo began behaving erratically, filming the consultation on her phone and laughing 'inexplicably', before shouting and being asked to leave. Around a month later, the doctor became aware of threatening and abusive Facebook posts about her.
"I felt quite unsafe because her behaviour was unusual," the doctor said in a statement. "I don't have social media for my own safety and organisational privacy, and this has affected my work and personal life."
Huo, of Hartwell Close, Beswick, was handed a 12-month community order, 10 days of rehabilitation activity requirements and a £50 fine. She was also made the subject of a restraining order for five years after previously pleading guilty to sending a threatening message, failing to surrender to bail, stalking involving fear of violence, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.
Defending, Patrick Buckley, said Huo has been under the care of medical professionals and described that she was 'very poorly in the commission of the offences'.
