A woman who harassed Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.
Myra Carvalho, 35, who appeared at Harrow Crown Court at Hendon Magistrates’ Court in London, is said to have harassed the singer by sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month.
She was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to one count of harassment involving serious alarm or distress, a court official said.
A restraining order lasting 10 years was also imposed on Carvalho, who was also told he could not attend any events where Harry Styles performed.
Myra, who had been staying at a backpacker hostel in Kensington and Chelsea, south-west London, was also ordered not to contact Harry Styles, directly or indirectly.
Harry Styles’ stalker, Myra Carvalho, has been jailed after sending 8,000 cards to the singer in less than a month and causing serious alarm and distress
Myra, 35, who appeared at Harrow Crown Court at Hendon Magistrates’ Court in London, was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. said a judicial official.
He has been told not to enter an area of northwest London described in court, the official added.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £134.
Harry was reportedly left “shocked” by Myra’s actions, after she was accused of causing him serious harm or distress.
The hitmaker had recently returned from a romantic getaway to the Caribbean with his girlfriend, actress Taylor Russell, 29, when it is claimed he was attacked by the woman in north London.
A source said: ‘Harry was really shocked. He had spent the beginning of the month in Anguilla with Taylor and James Corden and had a great break.
‘This happened shortly after his return. Harry just wants to carry on as normal, but this has been worrying.’
A spokesperson for Harry Styles declined to comment when approached in January.
Myra, who has a partner in Brazil, left without her parents’ knowledge and expressed “sexual impulses” towards the 30-year-old actor and singer, the court heard in February at her plea and trial preparation hearing.
A restraining order lasting 10 years was also imposed on Myra, who was also told she could not attend any events where Harry performed. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £134.
Myra’s parents attended the trial preparation and plea hearing at Hendon Magistrates’ Court in February.
His parents attended the hearing in February because They cried in court as they watched their daughter appear via video link from Bronzefield Prison in Surrey.
Her lawyer, Clementine Simon, told the court that her client’s doctor in Brazil believed she was suffering a “manic episode” and asked her if she was fit to plead guilty.
Judge Karim Ezzat sent his case to the same court on April 19 when Carvalho was in custody.
Previously, Harry was reportedly left “shaken” by his alleged stalker, who allegedly harassed him.
She appeared at Highbury Corner magistrates’ court on January 23, where it was heard that she “pursued a course of conduct – namely harassment – which amounted to stalking causing serious alarm or distress”.
The Sun said the charge added that Carvalho’s alleged actions had a “substantial adverse effect” on Harry’s “usual daily activities.”
He was also reportedly told, as part of the prosecution, that he “knew, or should have known, that his conduct would cause alarm or distress.”
Harry was attacked by stalker Diana Tarazaga-Orero, 29, in 2022.
She broke into his home three years after being convicted of stalking, which The Sun reported forced him to upgrade his security, including employing a night guard and installing a panic lock on his bedroom door. .
Harry was reportedly left “shocked” by Myra’s actions, after returning from a romantic getaway to the Caribbean with his girlfriend, actress Taylor Russell, 29, only to be attacked by the stalker.