Show rider Kerri Imrie facing 12 charges over allegations of fake legal letters

Belgrave South show rider Kerri Imrie allegedly set up a fake law firm and sent threatening legal letters to critics who slammed her social media meltdown after losing an event.

Kerri Imrie was arrested at her Belgrave South home over the allegations. Picture: Facebook

An eastern suburbs equine show rider has been arrested and charged over a series of allegedly dodgy legal letters sent by a phony law firm she created herself.

Kerri Imrie was arrested at her Belgrave South property last week after several legal letters which she allegedly wrote herself were sent to a number of fellow equine industry figures.

The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal that Ms Imrie allegedly served the letters after she was beaten in a horseshow event in which she accused the judge of being biased toward the winner.

The bitter feud between Ms Imrie, her competitor and the judge allegedly saw her create her own unqualified legal firm.

At least five legal letters — one asking for a payment of nearly $10,000 — were then allegedly delivered to those who criticised her following the show riding loss.

The 57-year-old was arrested at her Belgrave South home in early May and faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last week, after she was charged by police with 12 offences.

Those charges relate to her alleged stalking, using technology and “false documents” to “incite fear and anxiety to the receiver”.

Kerri Imrie is facing 12 charges. Picture: Youtube

The five letters of demand were allegedly delivered after Ms Imrie competed at the Croydon Agricultural Show held at Yarra Glen on February 2.

She was awarded second place in the horse riding show before she took to Facebook where she appeared to accuse the judge and winner of being too close.

“At what point as competitors does our moral compass kick in, where we say ‘the connection is too close, I won’t compete under that judge.’ Seriously? The chatter outside the ring was rife but no one wanted to say anything,” Ms Imrie allegedly posted after the event.

“So I am sticking my head out here and speaking up.”

Fellow members of the show riding industry were then quick to criticise Ms Imrie’s online outburst before she allegedly turned on them.

Ms Imrie is then accused of calling a number of industry figures, claiming to have been preparing legal action against those who criticised her.

Ms Imrie’s charges relate to her alleged conduct after a showjumping event at the Croydon Agricultural Show in February. Picture: Facebook ,

More than a week later, several legal letters were allegedly served to a number of people which were allegedly under a fake lawyer’s name and law firm.

Those letters accused the recipients of defamation and allegedly ordered them to share a curated apology note and pay more than $9,000 in legal costs to Ms Imrie.

But those letters and the law firm in which they originated from were allegedly created by Ms Imrie herself, forcing police to lay a series of criminal charges against her.

The law firm’s website has since been removed from the internet but it appeared to have used stock images from a third-party supplier.

No results are found when searching the Victorian Legal Services site register of lawyers for the firm she allegedly acted under.

Ms Imrie declined to comment when contacted on Saturday.

Originally published as Show rider Kerri Imrie facing 12 charges over allegations of fake legal letters