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Barry George in sex-pest clash on woman's doorstep

Son scares cleared Dando man away

Barry George

ODDBALL Barry George repeatedly pestered an attractive woman to go out with him—and ended up being ATTACKED by her son.

The loner, recently cleared of TV star Jill Dando’s 1999 murder, screamed at the mum on her doorstep before her son tried to HEADBUTT him.

She was forced to restrain the 17- year-old lad while terrified George leapt backwards and jumped on to his bike, pedalling furiously away.

Afterwards he phoned a friend and said: “I have been in a situation and it doesn’t look good.”

George has also been spotted staring disturbingly at women strangers.

And just last week we revealed how he tried to get into a TV studio to see Sky News presenter Kay Burley, 46— who was then offered extra security.

This time George, 48, contacted a woman in her late 30s after noticing an ad about a puppy for sale pinned to a tree in her garden.

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He was invited to her house and spent 45 minutes talking about the Dando case and his time in jail before asking if they could go for a coffee and walk the dog the next day.

When she failed to phone him back with a time, he rang her repeatedly, went to her house and yelled abuse at her.

Attention

A source said: “Barry took a liking to her but she didn’t feel the same way. It became clear that it was unwarranted attention.”

The drama unfolded the week before last when George saw the ad for the £400 bulldog crossbreed in Hackney, East London.

He lives in a rundown hostel nearby, which also houses vulnerable women victims of domestic violence.

George wrote down the dog owner’s phone number and called her that day. Our source said: “He spent a lot of time explaining who he was and said he was interested in getting a dog.

"She told him she had no problem with selling it to him, and that she’d phone him later to arrange a time for him to see it.”

Waiting for her call, George paced up and down the street outside his hostel with his mobile in one hand.

MENACING: George stares at women in London shop and, above, on street
MENACING: George stares at women in London shop and, above, on street

The next day he phoned and texted several times but got no reply and went to her house. Our source said: “No one was in so he waited nearby. When she turned up he confronted her.”

Startled, the woman invited George in. After telling her all about his past, she asked if he wanted to see the dog.

He looked at it briefly and said: “I like it but I need some time to think about it.” Then he added: “Why don’t you meet me and we’ll take the dog for a walk and have a coffee to see if the dog likes me, and take it from there?”

George told a pal she agreed to see him the next day. The source told us: “He had a shower and shave and put on some smart clothes.

"But she didn’t call so he rang her several times then went to the house and started shouting and screaming when she opened the door. He kept saying, ‘I can’t believe you could be so rude and waste my time. How dare you?’

“She was just stood there, frozen.”

Fled

Her son heard the yelling and rushed downstairs. He lunged forward and tried to headbutt George but his mum held him back.

Our source revealed: “Barry said, ‘I don’t want any trouble, I’ve just come about the dog.’ Then he fled. He phoned the woman to apologise but she told him to never contact her again.”

George’s spokesman Surjit Singh Clair said: “I cannot comment on individual incidents that Barry may have been involved in.”

George—released from jail in August after eight years—has also been trying to talk to other female strangers. Last week in a shop near his mum’s West London home he chatted to a mum with a young daughter before opening the door and fixing his gaze on her.

Another time he smiled at a woman pushing a pram but when she walked past him he stared at her bottom.

Your comments

I am a retired police officer and I never believed that he was guilty of murder. I told many people of this. Because of his behaviour since his release I now feel let down. He desperately needs help.

By michael o'reilly. Posted November 2 2008 at 7:11 AM.

I am a retired police officer and I never believed that he was guilty of murder. I told many people of this. Because of his behaviour since his release I now feel let down. He desperately needs help.

By michael o'reilly. Posted November 2 2008 at 7:07 AM.

I meant taken care of.... like in the 51st State.. got it!

By bigkev. Posted October 17 2008 at 12:06 AM.

he's a sad case with some problems, he need "taking care of" there a rape or some stalking just waiting to happen. once again the GB authorities are letting you all down....

By bigkev. Posted October 16 2008 at 11:43 PM.

Well I think Barry is misunderstood. I'd actually like to see him get his own TV show.

By Alex H. Posted October 15 2008 at 7:14 PM.

I'm trying to figure out here what exactly Barry George has done. He went to see someone about a dog, didn't like the dog, but found its owner quite attractive. She invited him in to her home, so he got the idea that she mightbe up for a cup of coffee. She agreed to his coffee invite, so he put on his best gear. She stood him up, so he went round there to find out why. All of this got typically blown out of proportion. Big deal! The guy's been inside for several years. Isn't he entitled to a bit of a female company? Given that this woman led him on, no wonder he felt peeved and good for him for letting her know how he flet about it. There's nothing weird about that. Of course, I can understand how the woman felt too. As soon as she knew he was Barry George, the relationship was doomed. The media is always looking for a story, but it's reprehensible that they pick on this poor guy.





By James. Posted October 14 2008 at 12:56 PM.

how do you know how you look at women ,maybe for all you know it has already been pointed out but u would be the last too know ,so now ur saying u dont like the look of him therefore he is guilty ,so if anyone u dont like the look of is a murderer and a danger too women , i know a lot of ppl i dont like the look of BUT i dont say they are dangerous to women ,maybe if ppl weren't so judgmental and saw the inside of ppl views would change ,has this man attacked a woman since he was aquitted or raped a woman so far all i have seen is a friendless, severally harrassed,man who looks like he will be driven mad with the help of the newspapers, and needs something more than has been offered to him so far, there is no care in this community

By paul1263. Posted October 13 2008 at 5:45 PM.


what man hasnt looked at a woman?
i certainly dont stare at women with THAT look on my face
thank you very much!
HE IS A DANGER TO WOMEN..
AS USUAL IN THIS COUNTRY
something will be done BUT only when its TOO LATE!

By danny. Posted October 13 2008 at 12:23 AM.

This is all very sad because Barry clearly needs help and supervision. As far as I know Hostels do not allow residents to have dogs on their premises so for what reason was he pretending to buy a dog?

By Maggy. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:41 PM.

This guy is obviously a danger to women whether guilty of murder or not, so they put him in a hostel for vulnerable women?. Who's running the bloody asylum now.

By Alex. Posted October 12 2008 at 9:00 PM.

and oh my god he smiled at a woman this is sick lock him up throw away the key ,burn him ,mutilate him ,what kind of sick people are the papers are they short of news ,Jill Dando had a lot of enemies maily from other countries due to what she was working on crimewatch etc , so are people now saying he is guilty even tho he was found innocent in a court of law , if barry had any sense he would sue the papers for harrasement which he hasnt ,so they carry on .

By paul1263. Posted October 12 2008 at 6:02 PM.

i think every person now will have a score to settle and this poor guy will suffer ,what guy hasnt looked at a woman in the street ,but now he is being pointed out ,he is now going thru the is it because who i am situation he wanted to buy a dog ,the person agreed to sell him the dog ,then ignored him and wasted his time who hasnt this happened too ,he is freindless and is it now law he cant try and make friends without it being thrown up in every newspaper that he has tried to date a woman ,what is expected him to be alone for the remainder of his life if this and other papers had their way it would be so.

By paul1263. Posted October 12 2008 at 5:57 PM.

i think barry george should be comitted to broadmoor hospital ! hes an absolute nutter and a danger to single women .
good for the lad who tried to nut him one ! barry george had no right whatsoever to pester the woman who was selling the dog , she has every right to refuse any contact with george .
do us all a favour and bang this nutter up where he belongs , cos eventually he will harm somebody .

By sean wilson. Posted October 12 2008 at 5:08 PM.

WHERE WILL ALL THIS BEHAVIOUR LEAD TO ??????

By Nadia. Posted October 12 2008 at 4:38 PM.

LOCK UP THIS NUTCASE PEST

By EUDOXIA. Posted October 12 2008 at 11:26 AM.

hostel with women...after doing time in prison.u cant make it up.

By arran brotherhood. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:39 AM.

i feel sorry for the police. this bloke should be in prison.

By peter. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:48 AM.

Keith Price, how would you feel if some strange man came to your house and started verbally abusing your mom? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't just stand there and let him do it! This man needs help, maybe the family should have called the police so Barry George can get the help he needs.

By Tally. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:57 AM.

This man is a danger to women,once again the police will wait until it's to late,someone is going to get hurt there's no doubt about that!Why is he not with his sister who fought so hard to get him out!He spells danger.

By Sylvia. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:54 AM.

The guys being doing this kind of pestering for years but now he's known it gets in the press.
He's not a time bomb and I doubt if he'll do anyone any harm, he's just a bit simple and has next to no social skills.
He clearly does need some and maybe his sister should be doing more to keep him from roaming the streets, pestering women.

By Terry B. Posted October 12 2008 at 11:03 AM.

This guy is dangerous, he will end up in trouble again very soon.

By Mark. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:09 AM.

the problem is we will nevr know if he killed jill poeple will always look and think did he do it,
he most acted like this before the whole dando killing and thats how if he wasnt gulity was caight up in the whole thing,
he has that look at about him where you look and think somethings not right,you get that vibe of people sometimes by the way they look or act
and being in prison he may have become worse closing on within himself,and has not had enough time to got over prison or learn how to interact with people
i think theres something wrong with him and needs to be seen by a doctor or he or others may be attacted
you cant blame the 17yr kid he done what every boy/man would or done for there mum

By sephen brown. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:04 AM.

This man is a timebomb.
Get him off the streets - FAST.

By fedupwithbeingtakenforaride. Posted October 12 2008 at 10:15 AM.

Does anyone else hear alarm bells ??......

By Jude. Posted October 12 2008 at 9:33 AM.

He may have been proven not guilty of murdering Jill but you can bet your life that it will not be long before he does someone serious harm. He should never have been allowed out - I wonder what his sister who really fought for him thinks about it all now.

By shirley. Posted October 12 2008 at 9:17 AM.

Where are his so-called loving caring family? Why are they letting him live in a shabby hostel if they care so much about him? Or are they waiting until he gets his compo? The guy is obviously in need of help before he does something bad.

By tyblonde. Posted October 12 2008 at 9:01 AM.

His behavior since he was release is setting off loud bells to me. He is stalking these people. What is to make sure he doesn't kill someone? Lock this lunatic away. He is a danger to any woman that he meets.

By Kim. Posted October 12 2008 at 3:31 AM.

This guy is a weirdo he must be put away in a Psychiatric Hospital or Prison before he does something nasty. He cannot be let out free to annoy women on the streets.

By Faqi. Posted October 12 2008 at 1:46 AM.

This poor man,Barry,is an example of what used to be called'care in the community'-----it's now'don't care in the community'. He is obviously without social skills & needs to be cared for,otherwise he will overstep the mark & be in trouble again.

By Hazel Anne Larmour. Posted October 12 2008 at 1:40 AM.

I hope Barry gets the son arrested as he did nothing wrong himself. Some loser just wants some of his prison-compensation money from a fracas on his doorstep

By Keith Price. Posted October 12 2008 at 1:16 AM.

She should have set the dog on him.

By opinionator. Posted October 12 2008 at 1:24 AM.

dear sun,
If Barry is medically assessed to be suffering from "a condition", I recommend he be sent to a place where he can be cared for rather than leaving him to embarass innocent people who might pick up a fight with him and end up in our overfilled jails.

By Chief ANDY. Posted October 12 2008 at 12:26 AM.

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