A convicted rapist texted his friend, saying that he was hearing voices about him. He warned police that he had a machete in his hand before he stabbed his lover. The Old Bailey heard.
Taye Francis (40), stabbed Khloemae Loy (23), at the Holiday Inn Express on the Greenwich Peninsula. It was July 5th, 2012.
After trying to escape from the fifth-storey window, he fell 50 feet and suffered serious injuries.
Police and paramedics raced to the £59-a-night 3-star hotel but Ms Loy died at the scene.
Jurors were told that Francis used steroids and was violent towards Ms Loy, whose parents begged her to leave him.
Francis sent a text to a friend on May 6 saying that he had been hearing voices talking about him.
Eight days later police officers visited Francis at Francis’ flat. He said that he had a machete as well as installed CCTV in his kitchen.
Convicted rapist Taye Francis texted a friend saying he had been ‘hearing voices’ talking about him and warned police he had a machete before he stabbed his lover Khloemae Loy (pictured), 23, the Old Bailey heard
On May 7, 2007, police visited Francis’s Kingston home. Monitor him because he is listed on the sex offender register following a 2002 conviction for rape.
He shouted at officers, “What the F-k do You Want?”
Kate Lumsdon, prosecutor, stated that he was attempting to intimidate officers by puffing his chest.
Francis suffered from anxiety and ‘bad PTSD.’ He was also on medication for his mental problems.
On May 10, his flatmate texted him, saying: “The new slogan is not stay at home, it will be stay alert.
They don’t have the need to say stay alert’ to them. He responded, “I’m hyper-alert to the police and any suspect character.” It’s making me paranoid.
He called the Jigsaw Team – which is responsible in liaising within the community of sex offenders – on May 11, saying: ‘I believe that my neighbours have discovered my rape sentence, and I believe they are planning an attack.
Francis stabbed Ms Loy in the neck at the Holiday Inn Express (above), near the O2 arena, south-east London’s Greenwich Peninsula on July 5, last year
“I must protect myself, my girlfriend living with us, and my boyfriend.”
On May 14, he dialed 999 to alert his neighbors that he had been convicted of rape. He was afraid he would be attacked.
He said it was only a matter time before they do anything and he heard them from the neighboring house.
Francis stated to the operator that he would make a murder scene if anyone entered the house because he’s suffering from PTSD.
Officers arrived on the scene to see that Francis was wearing a stab vest.
He had installed CCTV above his fridge and told officers he had an upstairs machete.
Officers noticed his “incredibly odd behavior” and considered detaining the suspect inside his home.
Francis called 999 again in the early hours of May 15 and reported hearing males outside the house saying “let’s do it tonight”.
He said that he heard people say, “They will come to my house and finish the job.”
Police arrived at 5am, but he didn’t answer the door. He called 999 again to confirm that it was police knocking on his door.
Ms Lumsdon stated that Francis was in an erratic condition when police arrived.
“Mr Francis closed the door believing that they were about Taser him.”
He called 999 again the next morning to inform police that he was moving out of his home because he was afraid of his neighbours.
Operator asked, “Which neighbors?”
Francis replied, “All the neighbors everywhere,”
Ms Lumsdon said that he had agreed to go to Kingston police station to be safe.
“He said that he heard people outside mention his name. Officers went outside to verify. No one was there.
He called 999 again the next morning, this time from Kingston Hospital.
He said that he was nervous about people walking by and that he was called a ‘rapist and nonce’.
Ms Lumsdon stated that Mr. Lumsdon accused the police not taking the situation seriously, and wanted to have him killed.
The Old Bailey was informed that Francis was using steroids, which had side effects such as aggression and paranoia.
He called 999 at 7.45pm to inform them that he was discharged from hospital and that he needed police to take him to the police station.
Francis was told by the operator that the police were not a taxi service, but they eventually took him to the station.
Francis was taken to Brixton Police Station on May 17th for a violation of a notification order. He had failed to disclose to police that he was not of a fixed address.
He was held at Kingston police station overnight, but no further action was taken against him.
Francis broke into two police vehicles and caused damage in the midst of what officers called a “mental crisis”.
Francis temporarily moved from Streatham to Ms Loy’s house, then they moved to Slough.
Francis, who has no fixed address, admits manslaughter for diminished responsibility, but denies murder.
The trial continues.