11/01/2010

Myleene 'Aghast' At Police Warning

Media personality Myleene Klass has been left "bemused" after receiving a police warning for brandishing a knife at garden intruders through a window.

The former Hear'Say singer noticed teenagers entering her garden while she stood in her kitchen.

Ms Klass banged the window to scare them off, while holding a knife.

The gang escaped, leaving the mother-of-one "utterly terrified", a spokesman said.

She was later told by Hertfordshire Police brandishing an "offensive weapon", even in her own property, was illegal.

Ms Klass is now believed to be reviewing security at her Hertfordshire home.

"Myleene was aghast when she was told that the law did not allow her to defend herself at home," her agent Jonathan Shalit told the Sunday Telegraph.

"All she did was scream loudly and wave the knife to try and frighten them off.

"She is not looking to be a vigilante, and has the utmost respect for the law, but when the police explained to her that even if you're at home alone and you have an intruder, you are not allowed to protect yourself, she was bemused."

(PR/GK)

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