Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Tristan Kirk

NHS worker jailed for sending threatening letter to ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel

A veteran NHS worker has been jailed for five months after sending a “vile” letter containing threats and abuse to former Home Secretary Priti Patel.

Pooneeraj Canakiah, 65, marked the letter as “personal” in the hope that Ms Patel would open it herself, sending it in January last year when she was still in charge at the Home Office in Boris Johnson’s government.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.