Global Courant 2023-05-30 09:16:23
Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images
A chef with a knife tried to attack Benedict Cumberbatch’s London home, The Times reported.
The chef also spat on their intercom and stabbed it with a fish knife, the court heard, according to The Times.
The actor and his family have had “sleepless nights” ever since, a source told the Daily Mail.
Benedict Cumberbatch and his family were shocked after a chef tried to attack their home with a knife.
Jack Bissell, a former chef at the five-star Beaumont hotel in Mayfair, forcibly entered Cumberbatch’s north London property and threatened him and his family, a court has heard. The times.
He kicked his way in through the garden gate and shouted: “I know you moved here, I hope it burns down,” according to The Times.
He then uprooted a garden plant and threw it against a garden wall, before spitting on the actor’s intercom device, the outlet reported. Bissell then used a fish knife to dislodge the intercom.
Police were later able to extract Bissell’s DNA from the intercom and arrested him, The Times reported.
The ‘Sherlock’ actor was home with his wife and three young children during the incident. It’s unclear when the attack happened, but Bissell appeared in court on May 10, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and was fined $310. The court also ordered him to stay away from the family for three years, according to The Times.
A source close to the actor’s family told the Daily Mail: “Of course the whole family was terrified and they thought this man was going to come in and hurt them.”
“Luckily it never got to that point. Benedict and Sophie have had many sleepless nights since worrying they could be targeted again,” the source told the Daily Mail.
Bissell was previously convicted of theft and also had previous warnings on his record relating to drug, property and public order offences, The Times reported.
Cumberbatch and Bissell’s representatives did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment, which was sent outside of normal business hours.
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