An obsessed ex-boyfriend who “identifies” because the Joker from Batman tried to homicide his girlfriend by choking her twice after she “rejected” him, a court docket has heard.
Anthony Yewman, 45, who recognized with the notorious movie villain, is accused of attempting to “squeeze the life out of” Jenny Dalton after she threatened to depart him.
Prosecutors allege he left Ms Dalton “helpless, susceptible and scared” after choking her till she handed out, earlier than seeing her get up and telling her he would “end you off” after which kill himself together with his a knife.
He then in a “very decided” try at strangulation attacked her once more, nevertheless Ms Dalton was saved as her daughter banged on the door on August 30 final yr.
Yewman, who has quite a lot of face and hand tattoos, denies tried homicide in addition to different fees of GBH with intent and intentional strangulation.
Opening the trial on Wednesday at Southampton Crown Courtroom, Prosecutor Matthew Farmer mentioned that they had been in an “on-off relationship” for 2 years during which there have been “quite a few break ups”.
“She was clearly in love with him and he was obsessed by her,” he mentioned.
In makes an attempt to win her again, the court docket heard he would present her flowers, or spray-paint the wall in her backyard saying: ‘I’m sorry I like you, you’re my soul mate’.
On one other event, he used chalk to put in writing ‘met my soulmate when met you’ and referred to her as having his surname.
Detailing Yewman’s affiliation to the comedian guide villain, Mr Farmer added: “After he was arrested he wrote letters proclaiming his love.
“He refers to himself because the Joker from Batman.
“He recognized with the Joker and calls her Harley Quinn.
“It was a continuing theme between them, he was the Joker and he or she was Harley Quinn.”
In Could 2023, Ms Dalton needed to name the police as a result of Yewman had ‘refused to depart the backyard’ of her property in Fordingbridge, Hants.
Mr Farmer mentioned: “We recommend that he grew to become an increasing number of obsessive about her.”
The next month, in June, she went to a ladies’s refuge to “get away” from Yewman earlier than she was “persuaded” by him to depart.
Mr Farmer mentioned Yewman had beforehand met her on the airport with flowers and managed to seek out her on the actual deal with of the refuge in Seaford, East Sussex.
The court docket heard he left flowers for her and was seen exterior over quite a lot of days.
“Mr Yewman turned up on the refuge over a interval of days and finally go her to return away with him, considering he was not going to press their relationship anymore,” he mentioned.
The couple went again to Ms Dalton’s deal with simply two days earlier than the eventual assault.
“It was made plain he was her ex-partner,” Mr Farmer added.
“She informed him once more that their on-off relationship was off and he or she wished to depart him.
“He couldn’t settle for what he was listening to and that’s when he attacked her, strangling her so severely she was left unconscious on her bed room ground.”
The court docket heard she woke as much as Yewman blowing into her face attempting to resuscitate her earlier than he walked over to a mirror and began chopping his neck.
When she objected he checked out her and mentioned: “Oh you’re alive.
“I’ll end you off after which I’ll do myself.”
Ms Dalton was “helpless, susceptible and scared” after the primary assault.
Describing the second, Mr Farmer continued: “Lifting her onto the mattress, putting each fingers on her neck and attempting with all his would possibly to squeeze the life out of her.
“It was a really decided try – this was an try and kill.
“She thought she was going to die.”
The court docket heard it was solely by way of the shouting of her 21 yr previous daughter, Juliette, that Yewman “desisted”.
“This saved her life and he launched the grip,” he added.
He mentioned she was taken to hospital after “mercifully surviving the assault” however stays “severely traumatised”.
Ms Dalton’s daughter known as the police and he was arrested.
The week-long trial continues.
