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Podiatrist Anuradha Megpara pestered former colleague Dr Darryll Baker with love letters for four years
Anuradha Megpara became obsessed with former colleague Darryll Baker
Sent Dr Baker cards describing their supposed marriage and future home
Megpara bizarrely tried to obtain a harassment order against him last year
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She pleaded guilty today and was warned she may face jail sentence
An infatuated foot doctor who bombarded a married surgeon with 400 love letters and greetings cards only to accuse him of harassment is facing jail.
Podiatrist Anuradha Megpara, 53, pestered former colleague Dr Darryll Baker for four years with hand-delivered messages about their supposed marriage, her wedding dress and their future home.
Dr Baker, a vascular expert at the private Wellington Hospital in St John's Wood, northwest London, at first tried to ignore the cards and got his secretary to file them away.
He finally decided to go to police after Megpara bizarrely tried to take out a non-molestation order against him in early 2015.
Megpara, of Haverstock Hill in Camden, north London, pleaded guilty to harassment at City of London Magistrates Court today.
Dr Baker told the court: 'The persistence of the letters and cards over several years were not themselves a major upset.
'There was no threat to my family, my main concern was whether this was going to be escalated and affect my professional integrity.
'It really became serious when she took out the restraining order against me - it was only at that stage I thought I had to do something about this. I just want it to stop.'
Megpara was given an official harassment warning in June last year and stopped sending messages for around six weeks.
But she sent another 30 cards and letters before being charged with harassment in September last year.
Prosecutor Sue Obeney told the court: 'They are mostly professions of love for him although there are mentions of his mother and one card says: "I hate your mother".
'The cards came to him by post or hand delivery so she has visited his place of work.
'This is a matter which has caused considerable stress to the complainant and this lady has been a nuisance to him over four years or more.'
Prosecutor Sue Obeney told the court: 'They are mostly professions of love for him although there are mentions of his mother and one card says: "I hate your mother".
'The cards came to him by post or hand delivery so she has visited his place of work.
'This is a matter which has caused considerable stress to the complainant and this lady has been a nuisance to him over four years or more.'
Dr Baker first met Megpara when they both worked at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, northwest London, and occasionally referred patients to her, the court heard.
Miss Obeney said: 'She took it upon herself to correspond with him on subjects through cards and by virtue of the number and continuing nature of them they had become extremely worrying.'
Dr Baker said some of the cards referred to their supposed relationship and her wedding dress.
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Darryll Baker said that Megpara had referenced the pair getting married and living together in the infatuated notes
He added: 'I started to get more concerned when I started getting household records sent through because we were apparently moving in together.
'She sent her passport and I forwarded it to the passport office.'
Megpara admitted a charge of harassment before her trial was due to start.
She attended court with her family and did not appear to show any emotion in the dock.
Chair Catherine Harris ordered a probation report and said: 'This wasn't a small number of incidents, this was an extensive number of communications sent over an extensive period of time.
'The communications continued after a harassment warning was put in place.'
Adjourning sentencing until 5 April, Ms Harris told Megpara: 'All options are open. The court needs to understand more about you.'
Megpara is on bail on condition she does not contact Dr Baker and does not enter Wellington Hospital or the Royal Free.
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