Airport employee killed flatmate after listening to her have intercourse with ‘love bug’

An airport employee is accused of stabbing his flatmate to dying after listening to her having intercourse on a “love bug” gadget he planted within the house.

Sheldon Rodrigues was allegedly obsessive about roommate Stephanie Hansen, 39, who was with boyfriend Celcso Cabillan. The trio have been all colleagues at Heathrow airport, working beneath the Swissport airline firm.

A court docket has since heard Rodrigues was “consumed with jealousy” after Celcso and Stephanie started relationship, main the eavesdropping roommate to plant bugs round their house.

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Stephanie and Sheldon had been in a relationship collectively for some years earlier than, although the 39-year-old made it clear she was not wanting something additional after their sexual relationship ended.

But it left a bitter sting for Rodrigues, 30, who’s alleged to have spent 158 hours in complete listening to his flatmate, round three hours a day, after planting bugs within the Hayes, West London house.

Listening again to tapes whereas at work or visiting household in Goa, Rodrigues was left livid and “exploded with rage” as soon as he heard a recording of Stephanie having intercourse, The Sun reported.

Jurors have since heard the grotesque particulars of the homicide, with Rodrigues allegedly taking a knife to a pyjama-wearing Stephanie and “brutally attacked” her, leaving blood splattered throughout her bed room.

Stephanie was stabbed within the neck a number of instances and battered over the top earlier than Rodrigues known as emergency providers and tried to pin the blame on Celcso, it’s claimed. The court docket was advised he advised an operator he discovered the physique and believed “her boyfriend has done something to her.”

Following his arrest, textual content messages confirmed a prolonged obsession together with his colleague, with messages despatched together with “I want u” and “It hurts to see you every day knowing you’ll never like me.”

Prosecutor Gareth Patterson KC stated: “It wasn’t just a case of you fancying her and wanting her to be in a relationship with you, you had a really unhealthy obsession with her didn’t you?”

Rodrigues, who denies homicide, had additionally textual content Stephanie suggesting he would obtain cosmetic surgery to make him extra “attractive” and questioned whether or not Celcso had a “bigger one” than he did.

The alleged assassin stated: “I was concerned with Celcso because of the other life that he had. It didn’t seem like he was going to leave his wife because he was never giving a normal answer when asked the question. He kept giving her false hope over and over again and I didn’t like that.”

The trial continues.

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