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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Taylor Swift's alleged stalker deemed psychologically unfit to stand trial

Taylor Swift at the 2016 Grammys.
Taylor Swift at the 2016 Grammys. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

A man who has been charged with stalking pop star Taylor Swift has been deemed unfit to stand trial by a court doctor.

Mohammed Jaffar, 29, was sent to a New York state psychiatric facility, where he will remain in custody until further mental health assessments.

Jaffar is accused of plaguing Swift’s management company with phone calls – 60 of them over a two-week period in February 2017 – before entering her apartment building in the Tribeca area of New York. He also repeatedly rang her doorbell. He was eventually arrested in March, and a restraining order was made against him.

Jaffer had also tweeted images of sweets he planned to give Swift: “Something a gatekeeper (a guy dressed up as security guard in your lobby) prevented us from sharing.” He wrote her rambling poetry in which he said “There is nothing I love more than you”.

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