Lonely pensioner bombarded Radio 4 presenter with abusive letters

  A lonely pensioner became obsessed with a BBC Radio 4 presenter and bombarded her with abusive letters during an 18-month stalking campaign, a court heard. Richard Dawson, 73, fell for Short Cuts host Nina Garthwaite after hearing her on the radio and stalked her online and in person between 1 September 2015 and 31 January this year. The ex-navyman claimed he was in a relationship with Ms Garthwaite and refused to sign a harassment warning issued by police in…