Neighbours heard Alana Odysseos’ harrowing plea moments before Shaine March stabbed her at their address in Walthamstow, east London, and the 32-year-old woman later died
Neighbours heard a pregnant woman shout “I don’t want to kill my baby” to her boyfriend moments before he stabbed her to death, a court heard.
Shaine March, 47, shouted at Alana Odysseos, accusing her of being like “something out of EastEnders”, in the row on the street outside their home. A court heard Ms Odysseos, 32, had been in an abusive relationship with March for four months prior to the latest argument.
After Ms Odysseos yelled she didn’t want to terminate her pregnancy, the pair came inside their flat in Walthamstow, east London, where March stabbed his partner. He has admitted killing his girlfriend, but denies murder and is currently on trial at the Old Bailey.
One neighbour, Carrie Pollock, said she heard a man and a woman arguing on the street around 1.30am on July 22. In her witness statement read to the jury yesterday, Ms Pollock said: “He was ignoring that shouting I’m not letting you back in. I remember her saying sorry a few times and she kept crying. I remember him shouting that ‘they were like a couple from EastEnders’.”
Ms Odysseos, who had two young children to whom March is not the father, was seen wearing a nightie and dressing gown clutching her right side pointing at her boyfriend on the residential street during the row. The argument happened after Ms Odysseos had taken March’s trainers from him and refused to give them back after asking him over to fix her sofa bed, the court heard.
Another neighbour, Tom Phillips, said he heard also March shouting. His statement read: “I remember him saying her shouting was disrespectful and embarrassing to the neighbours and like an episode of EastEnders.”
Neighbour Ibrar Ahmed said he heard the couple arguing and buzzed the intercom to see if Ms Odysseos needed help but she said she was fine.
March, now of Surrey Quays, south London, denies murder. He admits manslaughter, claiming his responsibility is diminished by psychiatric issues. The trial, before Mr Justice Murray, continues and is set to last three weeks.