Woman denies threatening to blow up man's house

A woman who allegedly threatened to blow up a man's house "while his family were inside" has appeared in court.

Nichola Priestley also allegedly sent the man another email threatening to kill him in July 2023.

The 46-year-old claimed her email address was hacked and denied sending threatening communications earlier at Kirklees Magistrates' Court.

Ms Priestley, of Mytholm Close, Hebden Bridge, is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 24 June and in the meantime a psychiatric report is being prepared.

Magistrates told Ms Priestly, a business development strategist who runs her own company, that she was banned from contacting the man she sent the alleged emails to "in any form".

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