November 6th 2023.
Chris Packham, the popular naturalist, television presenter, and author, has won yet another court case. The High Court judge heard claims that he had been accused of writing a ‘death threat letter to himself’ on a nature recreation and hunting website, which Packham has now sued in response.
The article, written by Andrew O’Rourke and published in June 2022, claimed that Packham had ‘dishonestly claimed’ that a threat had been sent to him by an anonymous third party. The judge heard that O’Rourke has ‘regretted’ the article and the parties have now ‘agreed to resolve the claim’. As a result, Packham will now be paid ‘substantial’ damages.
Speaking outside the courthouse, Packham issued a strongly-worded statement that he would ‘challenge’ anyone who ‘publishes or perpetuates lies about him’. His representative, Carol Day, stated that Packham ‘regularly receives threats from those who oppose his campaigns, including death threats’.
The court also heard allegations that a caricature of Packham’s head had been placed on a ‘trophy wall’ at the British Shooting Show earlier this year. The wall is said to have also featured the heads of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a police officer’s helmet.
This victory for Packham comes after he was successful in another libel claim trial earlier this year over allegations that he had misled the public into donating to a wildlife charity dedicated to rescuing tigers from circuses.
It is clear that Chris Packham will not be silenced or deterred from his campaigns, and will continue to challenge anyone who publishes or perpetuates lies about him.
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