Myleene Klass is a model for the Marks & Spencer's UK department store chain, and has also sang in the pop group Hear'Say. When confronted with two burglars trying to break into her home, Ms. Klass brandished a knife at them, causing them to flee.
Miss Klass, 31, who was alone in her house in Potters Bar, Herts, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, called the police. When they arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an "offensive weapon" – even in her own home – was illegal.
Jonathan Shalit, Miss Klass's agent, said that had been "shaken and utterly terrified" by the incident and was stepping up security at the house she shares with her fiancé, Graham Quinn, who was away on business at the time.
He said: "Myleene was aghast when she was told that the law did not allow her to defend herself in her own home. All she did was scream loudly and wave the knife to try and frighten them off.
"She is not looking to be a vigilante, and has the utmost respect for the law, but when the police explained to her that even if you're at home alone and you have an intruder, you are not allowed to protect yourself, she was bemused.
"Her questions going forward are: what are my rights, and what are you actually allowed to do to defend yourself in your own house?"
You aren't, dear. And as long as the Labour Party is in power, you can expect it to remain that way.
Update And an 87-year-old WWII veteran who came to blows with a burglar in an October 2008 crime has died.
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