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News.com.au
21-07-2025
- News.com.au
Shock alleged find after man accused of stalking radio queen
A man charged with stalking radio queen Jackie O Henderson was found outside her Sydney home with a bolt in a sock, a court has been told. David Gourlay, 38, was arrested in Sydney's east earlier this month after a police investigation into allegations he bombarded her with hundreds of Instagram messages. Police began an investigation after receiving a complaint from Ms Henderson on July 3. The following day Mr Gourlay was arrested while sitting on a bench outside her home, and police allege when they searched his satchel they found a 10-15cm bolt inside a sock. Waverley Local Court was told on Monday police feared that the improvised weapon was to be used against Ms Henderson. Mr Gourlay on Monday appeared via video link from prison, where he has been held on remand since his arrest, as he made an application to be freed on bail. The court was told that Mr Gourlay sent the KIIS FM star 'hundreds if not thousands' of messages via social media from January until his arrest earlier this month. One of the charges relates to an occasion when Mr Gourlay allegedly had flowers delivered to Ms Henderson's home. His solicitor Trudie Cameron told the court some of the messages were sexual in nature and 'troubling', however she said at no time was he aggressive or did he express dissatisfaction with Ms Henderson. He is facing four counts of stalk/intimidate and one count each of using a carriage service to menace/harass, armed with intention to commit indictable offence and use offensive weapon to commit indictable offence. He entered not guilty pleas to all charges at Monday's hearing. When he was arrested, Mr Gourlay was taken to a mental health facility before he was released into the custody of police and was charged. The court was told Mr Gourlay has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was unmedicated at the time. Ms Cameron proposed bail conditions amounting to house arrest for Mr Gourlay to live with his partner. Magistrate Michael Barko told the court the alleged messages were of a 'sexual, graphic nature' and would have raised 'great concern' for Ms Henderson. The court also heard that Mr Gourlay had convictions for violence offences including assault and was on a community corrections order at the time of the alleged offending. Mr Barko described the allegations as 'disturbing' and consistent with someone suffering a serious untreated mental health condition. He said it appeared Mr Gourlay was 'besotted and obsessed, one might say in an unremitting matter' with Ms Henderson. He refused to grant Mr Gourlay bail because he did not have a proposed mental health treatment plan or regime which would address his serious mental health problems.
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Jackie 'O' Henderson's stalker arrested near her home and charged with possessing improvised weapon
Jackie 'O' Henderson 's stalker was arrested in Clovelly, where the radio star is currently renovating her $13.25million home, on Friday, July 4. David Gourlay, 38, has been charged with possessing an improvised weapon and stalking the KIIS FM radio star in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Police began investigating Gourlay last Thursday amid reports Henderson, 50, was being stalked, reported The Sydney Morning Herald on Friday. Gourlay was then arrested on the Friday and was allegedly found to be in possession of an improvised weapon when police searched him. He was taken to hospital for assessment before being discharged into police custody on Thursday afternoon. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Gourlay has been charged with four counts of stalking and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. He was also charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, and over an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence. Gourlay will face Waverley Local Court later today. Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Henderson for comment. Henderson has previously spoken about having a stalker, though she said they did not live in the same state as her. In 2023, she spoke with co-host Kyle Sandilands about Sophie Monk's run-in with an allegedly 'catfished' man who showed up to her house. The shock jock, 53, jokingly asked Henderson why she didn't have any stalkers, to which the radio host replied: 'Mine don't live here thankfully.' When Sandilands pushed for more information, she added: 'They're in Australia but I'm not going to say [where]. No one has turned up to my house thank god.' He then joked Henderson moves around too much for any stalker to narrow in on her location. Henderson is currently in the middle of a $5million rebuild of her 'dream' home in Clovelly, where she lives with her daughter Kitty, 14, which she first purchased for $13.25million at open auction in March 2023. The ambitious project will see a complete transformation of the oceanfront pad, with neighbours complaining earlier this year about the noise and disruption. Randwick Council received complaints from local residents who claimed the demolition work on the site has created 'horrendous' noise. The small cul-de-sac overlooking Gordon's Bay was said to be overrun with vehicles owned by tradies working on Henderson's home and blocking road access. 'I don't want to have to go to them every time I want to get out of my driveway,' one disgruntled neighbour said. A tradie informed at the time that work on the site won't be completed until June 2026. Meanwhile, the site's foreman said all the necessary work permits relating to the building of Henderson's huge three-storey abode had been approved.
