A woman who was rejected by her partner after refusing to take part in a threesome became his stalker and threatened him with a knife, a court heard this week.
On Saturday, Lauren Adamson began a prison sentence in a women’s prison after admitting to stalking Tyler Seymour and threatening to kill him because he ended their relationship.
A judge described the case as ‘difficult’ and highlighted the seriousness of the situation when Adamson, 30, of Elmhurst Road, Aylesbury, arrived at Mr Seymour’s home with a knife. He sentenced her to 13 months in prison and imposed a restraining order.
At Aylesbury Crown Court, a prosecutor said Adamson had met Mr Seymour through a dating website and they had a casual, consensual sexual relationship.
However, the court found that Mr Seymour had the impression that Adamson wanted more than a casual relationship.
Lauren Adamson, 30, from Aylesbury, has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to stalking her ex-partner, Tyler Seymour, and threatening him with a knife.
The dark-haired woman has previous convictions for similar stalking, on a list of five previous offences read out to the court.
Adamson refused a proposal from Mr Seymour to participate in a ‘pair swap’ and was verbally aggressive towards him.
However, she discovered that Mr. Seymour had later had sex with the other woman.
The judge was told that Adamson was the first person the complainant had seen in a relationship since his partner died.
Crown prosecutor Victoria Forbes said the defendant continued to stalk Mr Seymour, with police even calling him on his doorstep in error and messaging him on social media and various phone numbers.
The court heard that Mr Seymour called Adamson a loser. She responded by saying: ‘I’m not a loser, words don’t kill, I know you won’t forget what I said.’
Ms Forbes said the messages mentioned the places Seymour visited and the people he met there.
On April 8, Adamson sent him a message saying, “I know where you live, I know where you work and where you live, I’m coming to kill you.”
Mr Seymour reported the threats to police and Adamson was arrested and released on bail, but with the condition that he not contact the complainant again.
However, on 2 May, while still on bail, the defendant breached the conditions of her bail by appearing outside Mr Seymour’s home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, clutching the right-hand pocket of her coat.
When she was arrested, police found a knife in her jacket pocket.
Ms Forbes further said that when Mr Seymour opened the door, Adamson said to him: ‘I’m going to kill you.’
Adamson was also granted a five-year restraining order against her in relation to Mr Seymour at Aylesbury Crown Court this week
She said the suspect slipped a note under the prosecutor’s door. It read, “I miss you, let’s be mature about this.”
“I know you want me, that’s why I started stalking you. Don’t make me kill you, because I’ll miss you. Don’t make me kill you.”
Adamson, who appeared via video link from HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, called police shortly afterwards to say she had breached her bail conditions and was subsequently rearrested.
A victim impact statement from Mr Seymour was read out in court. It said: ‘I didn’t care that she made the threat but the next day I became a lot more nervous and anxious.’
Ms Forbes said: ‘There was an intention to maximise anxiety and distress and the behaviour was persistent.’
Neil Jarvis, defending Adamson, said the case was “troubling in many ways” and that his client had “lost the plot”.
He also expressed his sadness over the matter.
Judge Alan Blake said: ‘This is a difficult case. I appreciate that this was a short relationship and when it ended you found it very difficult to cope.
‘It is clear from the psychiatric report that you are someone who has great difficulty dealing with rejection and that you have struggled with your mental health since childhood, probably caused by your ADHD.’
Judge Blake said this was the “perfect storm” as Adamson’s father had disowned her, she had an alcohol problem and her work had been moved to a zero-hours contract.
He added: ‘It remains a serious offence to stalk someone once a relationship has ended.’
Judge Blake noted that Adamson had made progress but felt there was no other option than to sentence him to prison.
Adamson pleaded guilty to stalking causing severe panic or distress, one count of possessing a knife in a public place and one count of making threats to kill. He was jailed for 13 months.
She was given a five-year restraining order against Mr Seymour.