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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Chris Packham tells court he frequently fears ‘a psychopath’ could kill him

Chris Packham with his partner, Charlotte Corney, outside the high court in London
Chris Packham with his partner, Charlotte Corney, outside the high court in London this week. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

The TV naturalist Chris Packham, who is suing a magazine he alleges has published unsubstantiated claims about his charity work, has told a court he frequently wonders “is today the day that a psychopath fuelled by all this hate turns up and kills me”.

Packham has taken three men to court in a libel claim covering nine articles, which included allegations he defrauded and “manipulated” people into donating to a charity to rescue tigers while knowing the animals were well looked after.

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