Benedict Cumberbatch, Wife and Kids Targeted in Home Attack By Knife-Wielding Former Chef
etonline.comBenedict Cumberbatch and his family found themselves targeted in a frightening attack at their London home. According to BBC News, former chef Jack Bissell, 35, was accused of kicking through an iron gate at Wood Green Crown Court while Cumberbatch, wife Sophie Hunter and their three young children were home.
In a May 10 court appearance, Bissell was said to have shouted during the incident, «I know you've moved here, I hope it burns down.»Bissell pleaded guilty to criminal damage, which included pulling up a plant and throwing it at a wall, spitting at the intercom and dismantling it with a fish knife.
He was fined £250 and issued a three-year restraining order preventing him from going near Cumberbatch's family or the area in which they live.
Bissell's motive for the attack was not clear, and he did not offer any defense in court. According to additional reports, Bissell initially fled the scene of the crime but was arrested after his DNA was discovered on the intercom.
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