Intruder breaks into Paul McCartney's UK estate
A deranged intruder broke into Paul McCartney's Sussex, UK estate on Friday (March 30th). Britain's Daily Mirror reported that the middle-aged man drove his car past the security patrols at the McCartney home in Peasmarsh at around 1:30 p.m. screaming, "I must get to him!"
The News Of The World reported that McCartney's security crew activated an emergency security gate. The man then drove his blue car through various fields and gardens only yards away from McCartney's house. The unarmed man was finally arrested after a three-mile country-lane chase, with police through to the neighboring village of Northiam. Macca, who was not home at the time, has yet to comment on the incident. The suspect has not yet been identified.
An insider said that, "It was terrifying. This guy put the fear of God into everyone because they thought he wanted to kill Paul. This was the most frightening incident they've ever had at Peasmarsh. Everyone was terrified that the guy could turn nasty. No one knew if he was armed or whether he wanted to attack someone."
A spokesman for the Sussex police told the News that, "(The suspect) was initially arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and failing to stop when challenged by police. He was later detained under the Mental Health Act and is not facing criminal charges."
Recently the Sussex police had been trailing a suspicious man who spent several days stalking McCartney and his staff in a Volvo, with black tinted windows.
Macca has always had strict security around his homes since former Beatles bandmate John Lennon's 1980 murder outside his New York City apartment. He again stepped up security measures after a deranged fan broke into the late George Harrison's British home in 1999. Harrison was stabbed ten times, including once in the lung, before his wife Olivia was able to strike the assailant and hold him off until police arrived.
Harrison's attacker, Michael Abram, who had a long history of mental illness, claimed that he was possessed by Harrison and was on a "mission from God" to murder him. Abram was later acquitted on grounds of insanity, and despite the Harrison family's protests, was released from a mental hospital in 2002.
Lennon's murderer Mark David Chapman pled guilty to second degree murder, and is currently serving a 25-years-to-life sentence in New York's Attica State prison. He has already been turned down for parole four times.
The News Of The World reported that McCartney's security crew activated an emergency security gate. The man then drove his blue car through various fields and gardens only yards away from McCartney's house. The unarmed man was finally arrested after a three-mile country-lane chase, with police through to the neighboring village of Northiam. Macca, who was not home at the time, has yet to comment on the incident. The suspect has not yet been identified.
An insider said that, "It was terrifying. This guy put the fear of God into everyone because they thought he wanted to kill Paul. This was the most frightening incident they've ever had at Peasmarsh. Everyone was terrified that the guy could turn nasty. No one knew if he was armed or whether he wanted to attack someone."
A spokesman for the Sussex police told the News that, "(The suspect) was initially arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and failing to stop when challenged by police. He was later detained under the Mental Health Act and is not facing criminal charges."
Recently the Sussex police had been trailing a suspicious man who spent several days stalking McCartney and his staff in a Volvo, with black tinted windows.
Macca has always had strict security around his homes since former Beatles bandmate John Lennon's 1980 murder outside his New York City apartment. He again stepped up security measures after a deranged fan broke into the late George Harrison's British home in 1999. Harrison was stabbed ten times, including once in the lung, before his wife Olivia was able to strike the assailant and hold him off until police arrived.
Harrison's attacker, Michael Abram, who had a long history of mental illness, claimed that he was possessed by Harrison and was on a "mission from God" to murder him. Abram was later acquitted on grounds of insanity, and despite the Harrison family's protests, was released from a mental hospital in 2002.
Lennon's murderer Mark David Chapman pled guilty to second degree murder, and is currently serving a 25-years-to-life sentence in New York's Attica State prison. He has already been turned down for parole four times.
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