An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman accused of stalking Yungblud.
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It comes after Theresa Foley from Sheffield was accused of flouting a ban on attending the Doncaster musician’s concerts.
She is prohibited from contacting him or his team, going within a mile of a venue where he is performing and posting about him online, according to BBC News.
Foley is accused of breaching the terms of a five-year stalking protection order, imposed at South Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court in January, by shouting at fans queueing to see the star perform in London in April.
On Monday (May 18), she was due before Highbury Corner magistrates accused of breaching the order, but failed to turn up. Magistrates issued a warrant and authorised police to arrest her.
Under the terms of the order, which was made after police presented evidence of behaviour associated with stalking, Foley cannot attempt to contact him or attend venues where he is playing, and she must not create or distribute social media posts about the singer.
Prosecutor Tom Gill told the court Foley, also known as Lucie Black, was accused of breaking the order within three months of it being made, by going to the HERE at Outernet venue in London’s West End while Yungblud fans were queueing for entry to one of his concerts.
Yungblud played two concerts at the Outernet venue in Charing Cross Road on April 3, before the start of his ‘Idols’ world tour which is now into its US leg.
It is understood a traffic cone was placed on Foley’s head by Yungblud fans after she had allegedly started shouting abuse.
“She has a go at people in the queue, then they find out she is not meant to be at this particular concert,” Mr Gill said (via BBC News). “There is an order in place to protect the artist who was seemingly at this location.”
Foley allegedly failed to turn up to court when her case was first due to be heard at the start of May.
She allegedly sent an email to the court saying she was “in fear” about attending court, claiming to have contracted Covid-19 and another unnamed virus, and asked for an adjournment. She also urged the court to overturn the stalking order.
Magistrates then agreed to delay the hearing until May 18.
The new warrant means police now have the power to arrest Foley and hold her in custody until she appears in court.
Elsewhere, Yungblud recently said that he resists the idea that he is the “future of rock”, and clarified certain misconceptions about his upbringing.