Ex-police doctor denies stalking Emily Thornberry
UK ParliamentA former Metropolitan Police doctor has pleaded not guilty to stalking Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry over a period of almost two years.
Dr Suzanne Lucey, 56, has been accused of attending the former shadow home secretary's offices and repeatedly emailing her staff between 1 December 2022 and 13 October last year.
Previous court documents also alleged she had followed Dame Emily and made "aggressive outbursts" towards her.
Dr Lucey, of Islington, north London, was arrested after travelling to the Labour Party's Liverpool conference last September, where Dame Emily was a speaker.
Dame Emily, who is chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, has been the MP for Islington South and Finsbury since 2005.
The defendant denied one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress during a plea hearing at Southwark Crown Court.
Judge Christopher Hehir said the matter would be tried by a high court judge due to the high-profile nature of the complainant.
Dr Lucey was granted conditional bail and a trial was scheduled for 6 May at the same court.
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