Former councillor Sharon Taylor still waiting sentence for blackmail and stalking charges

We reported that Sharon Taylor admitted a charge of stalking without fear, alarm, distress, and a second charge of blackmail when she appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court last month. 

At that hearing the 61-year-old was told to attend her sentencing last Friday, (September 9), but the case was adjourned. 

SENTENCING: Former Malvern councillor Sharon Taylor is waiting to be sentenced (Image: Facebook)

Taylor has now been told to attend her sentencing scheduled for October 14.

Both offences took place between March 9 and April 20 this year.

Little detail was revealed at the magistrates court hearing but the the charge for stalking Taylor admitted reads that she pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the stalking of David Taylor "and which you knew or ought to have known amounted to the harassment of him in that". 

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It says Taylor "made multiple attempts to contact and send abusive and unnecessary messages, have attended his place of work, home address and also a friend's house to identify the location of David Taylor."

The blackmail charge reads that Taylor blackmailed Mr Taylor "with a view to gain for yourself or another or with intent to cause loss to another, made an unwarranted demand of retiring from his place of work early - with menaces."

COURT: Former Malvern councillor Sharon Taylor. Pictured in 2020 (Image: Facebook)

Taylor, of Meadow Road, Malvern, was an independent councillor for Malvern Town Council until earlier this year.

She was one of the candidates to be deputy mayor of Malvern this year, but stood down before the selection process.

As a town councillor she led the campaign to oppose 40 holiday lodges being built on Langdale Wood.

The magistrates court hearing on August 11 had been scheduled to be heard in the morning but had to be put back to the afternoon after Richard Hull, defending, explained to magistrates his client was distressed outside the courtroom.

Taylor hugged supporters outside the court after the hearing. 

COURT: Sharon Taylor hugging supporters outside Worcester Magistrates Court. Picture: Sam Greenway/Newsquest (Image: Sam Greenway/Newsquest)

Magistrates also previously warned Taylor failure to attend her sentencing could see her commit an offence that could be punished with a custodial sentence.

Taylor has unconditional bail.