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The Sun
20-06-2025
- The Sun
Miss Universe finalist shares pics of horror injuries as ex who called her ‘stupid c***' in text is cleared of assault
A MISS Universe finalist has shared pics of her horror injuries after her ex was cleared of assault. Chloe Othen, 34, had been invited over to Ricky Lawrence's home in Knightsbridge, London, when "all hell broke loose", a court heard. 8 8 8 8 The Miss Universe finalist claimed she was pinned down by Lawrence and accused him of punching and biting her on her legs, arm and shoulder, jurors heard. Chloe, an Instagram influencer with 284,000 followers, said she "feared she would die" at the 33-year-old's £1.5million apartment. But Lawrence, who runs Lawrence & Winslade bespoke tailors in Knightsbridge, denied the charges and was cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm after an eight-day retrial. Whisky merchant Lawrence was accused of punching Chloe multiple times but was found not guilty having insisted a love rival beat her up. He claimed her current partner Hatton Garden jeweller Bora Guccuk, 41, was responsible for Chloe's injuries. Now, Chloe has taken to Instagram with her latest post referencing the ordeal. Horrifying pictures of her injuries were uploaded by the influencer along with a statement. Chloe said: "I trusted the justice system. It failed me. "All it takes is an implication of doubt to devalue the overall felt like I was on trial. "This is happening far too often — not just to me, but to survivors everywhere. The courts are being used to retraumatise victims, not protect them. "I spoke my truth. I fought for justice. And I was let down. Moment vile woman caught kicking dog on neighbour's doorbell camera "We need change - because justice shouldn't be this easy to escape." The court was told the pair had been in a relationship for around six months between December 2021 and May 2022 but remained "on and off" after it ended. Giving evidence, Chloe described their relationship as "narcissistic" adding: "You are addicted to the highs and lows. It is euphoric." During her evidence, the influencer said: "I genuinely thought I'm going to die." She told the court she was left with six bite marks and as a result she needed a tetanus shot and antibiotics. Chloe later went to hospital where it was found one of the bite marks on her neck had "turned septic", it was said. Jurors previously heard a slew of messages were recovered from Lawrence's phone that were sent just before the accusations of assault. He told her: 'I'll do everything in my power to f**k you up. "You're a lying little w****, you said you were coming to me an hour-and-a-half ago." Chloe also described Lawrence as "crazy" and claimed he pursued her while she was at the Cannes film festival and in Mykonos with friends. CHARGES CLEARED Smartly dressed in a grey suit, bearded Lawrence appeared emotional as the unanimous verdict was announced as he looked over to supporters at the back of the courtroom. Giving evidence in court, Lawrence claimed Chloe had confided in him that her boyfriend Guccuk was violent towards her - and that at one point he had seen her with a red mark on her face. Lawrence claimed: "She had a mark on the side of her face. It looked like a footprint. It was a round mark. It was a red round mark. "She always described the relationship as violent. She said he used to beat her up, things of that nature." Asked by Tom Wyatt, defending, whether he had ever bitten anyone, Lawrence replied: "Absolutely not. I'd never even had a fight". The defence lawyer said no one was suggesting Chloe was not assaulted but claimed Guccuk was responsible for her injuries. Mr Wyatt added: "She couldn't risk losing the man who paid for her lifestyle." Francesca Allen, 28, who appeared on series five of Love Island, dated Lawrence in 2018 and wrote a character statement as part of Lawrence's defence. Following his initial arrest, Lawrence had wept and said: "This is ridiculous. She's ruining my life. I asked her to leave." Lawrence later gave police a prepared statement in which he confirmed his relationship with Ms Othen began in January 2022 and ended four months later "because she aborted my child". 8 8 8
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Businessman is found not guilty of assaulting Miss Universe finalist girlfriend as jurors break down in tears
A businessman has been cleared of assaulting his Miss Finalist universe girlfriend - with jurors breaking down in tears after the not guilty verdict was delivered. Chloe Othen, 34, had claimed defendant Ricky Lawrence, 33, dragged her by her hair and repeatedly bit her after sending her a barrage of abusive messages. Ms Othen, an Instagram influencer with 284,000 followers, said she feared she would die at Lawrence's £1.5million Knightsbridge apartment in west London. Lawrence was accused of punching Ms Othen 30 times but was today cleared of assault at Aldersgate House Crown Court in London, having insisted a love rival beat her up. Lawrence and Ms Othen had been in an 'on and off' relationship for six months between December 2021 and May 2022, the court heard. He had sent her messages saying, 'You f***ing stupid c**t, you're f***ed now I swear, I will do anything in my power to f***k up the rest of your life, screenshot that', jurors heard. Giving evidence, Lawrence denied claims he repeatedly bit, kicked and punched the model at his home in the early hours of October 15 2022 - and claimed Hatton Garden jeweller Bora Guccuk, 41, was responsible for Ms Othen's injuries. Lawrence, who runs Lawrence & Winslade bespoke tailors in Knightsbridge, denied and was cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm after an eight-day retrial. Some of the jurors were in tears after they acquitted Lawrence following five hours and 12 minutes of deliberations. Model and Instagram influencer Chloe Othen (above) had told a court she thought she would die after saying Lawrence 'beat the cr*p' out of her - he has now been acquitted Smartly dressed in a grey suit, bearded Lawrence appeared emotional as the unanimous verdict was announced as he looked over to supporters at the back of the courtroom. Mr Guccuk recently stood trial at Oxford Crown Court for converting or transferring criminal property following the theft of an 18-carat 'Bog of Gold' from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. He denied any knowledge of the theft of the glittering lavatory pan stolen by Jimmy Sheen, 40, and Michael Jones, 38 - and was cleared of the charge by a jury in March. At Lawrence's trial, Ms Othen gave evidence from behind a screen as she described their relationship as 'narcissistic', adding: 'You are addicted to the highs and lows - it is euphoric.' Ms Othen, a finalist in Miss Universe GB in 2015, said Lawrence beat her up and pinned her down, as she told the court: 'I genuinely thought I'm going to die.' She added that the attack left her with six bite marks and as a result she needed a 'tetanus shot and antibiotics.' Ms Othen confirmed that she fell pregnant by Lawrence but had an abortion. She described her on-off boyfriend as 'crazy' and said he even pursued her while she was at the Cannes film festival and at the Greek island of Mykonos with friends. She added: 'When you are in a narcissistic relationship it's very hard to get out of. They tell you they are obsessed with you, that they love you - you just feel special. 'I didn't understand it completely until I saw a therapist about it.' She said that when Lawrence started sending her abusive messages on the night of the alleged assault she tried to not allow them to affect her. She said: 'I tried to just have a method where I don't let it affect me - I'll just stay calm, be like whatever. I asked him if he was drunk - he said he was sober.' Ms Othen said she initially had not wanted to go to his flat because she was 'genuinely scared to go there'. She told the court: 'It is not the first time it had happened. He had spat at me, kicked me. But never on the level that happened in October. I never foresaw that. 'When I got to his flat I walked in and sat down and spoke to him. I saw the look in his eyes and I saw they were black. 'I genuinely thought I was going to die - I genuinely on my life thought that. He stole my phone. He grabbed me, put me in a bear hug and then just punched me and thumped me.' She said that her phone then rang and Lawrence answered it, as she said: 'It was ringing, ringing. When he answered it he had already started beating me up.' 'I screamed, "Please call the police, Ricky's going to kill me". He punched me numerous times, kicked me, strangled me.' She said that she went to a window and tried to catch the attention of a member of the public and 'signalled to a passerby to come and help me'. She told the court that one of the bites on her neck had become septic and that she had seen a private doctor and had to have antibiotics. Ms Othen insisted it was Lawrence and no one else who caused her injuries, saying: 'When I arrived at the hotel my friend saw me battered and bruised completely. 'There is no way that in seven minutes anyone else could have done that to me. The only person who did those injuries to me was Ricky Lawrence.' Following his arrest, Lawrence had wept and said: 'This is ridiculous. She's ruining my life. I asked her to leave.' Lawrence later gave police a prepared statement in which he confirmed his relationship with Ms Othen began in January 2022 and ended four months later 'because she aborted my child.' He added: 'She had been drinking quite heavily throughout the relationship. I no longer wished to be with her. 'Since the end of our relationship she has initiated contact with me and has met up with me.' Lawrence insisted that Ms Othen turned up at his home on October 15 2022, saying: 'I told her to leave - I didn't want any trouble with her or her partner. 'I repeatedly told her to leave. She began to scratch and hit at me.' Lawrence said he received a lengthy scratch on his abdomen, adding: 'I didn't use unlawful violence against her. 'I believe the allegations are malicious as she didn't want to end her current relationship.' Giving evidence in court, Lawrence claimed Ms Othen had confided in him that Mr Guccuk was violent towards her - and that at one point he had seen Ms Othen with a red mark on her face. He added: 'She had a mark on the side of her face. It looked like a footprint. It was a round mark. It was a red round mark. 'She always described the relationship as violent. She said he used to beat her up, things of that nature.' Asked by Tom Wyatt, defending, whether he had ever bitten anyone, Lawrence replied: 'Absolutely not. I'd never even had a fight'. Francesca Allen, 28, who appeared on series five of Love Island, dated Lawrence in 2018 and wrote a character statement as part of his defence. She said: 'As a boyfriend Lawrence was very kind. He always wanted to do things for me, he always wanted to do fun things together. 'He has a lovely close relationship with his parents and grandparents and I could tell he wanted that same relationship with a partner. 'I've never known Ricky to aggressive he would never shout back at me, he would always calm me down. 'I've never seen him be violent towards anybody and this wouldn't change if he was drinking. He is just always happy. I've never seen him let things get him down.' In his closing speech, Mr Wyatt told jurors it was a case of 'one word against another' - and said that if Ms Othen had been assaulted for up to an hour by Lawrence, as she claimed, 'it would be a case of grievous bodily harm, perhaps attempted murder'. Mr Wyatt added: 'She seems to live an extremely high end lifestyle. Her career seems to be going out to put it on Instagram. Bora was funding her lifestyle.' The defence lawyer said no one was suggesting Ms Othen was not assaulted but claimed Mr Guccuk was responsible for her injuries. Mr Wyatt added: 'She couldn't risk losing the man who paid for her lifestyle.' Lawrence, of Knightsbridge, denied and was cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm.
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former Love Island star tells court businessman accused of 'beating the c*** out of his girlfriend' at £1.5million home was 'protective and caring' when they dated
A Love Island beauty has described a businessman accused of savagely assaulting his ex-girlfriend at his £1.5million London home as 'very kind' and 'never aggressive'. when they dated. Francesca Allen, 28, who shot to fame on the 2019 series of the ITV2 dating show, offered a character reference for bespoke tailor Ricky Lawrence, 33, as he stands trial for allegedly attacking former Miss Universe GB finalist Chloe Othen, 34. Lawrence is accused of brutally beating Ms Othen after inviting her to his plush Knightsbridge apartment via text on 15 October 2022. The influencer, who boasts 284,000 Instagram followers, told jurors he 'beat the c*** out of her' and later sent chilling texts threatening: 'I will do everything in my power to f**k you up.' The court heard the former couple had dated for six months between December 2021 and May 2022, but continued to see each other sporadically. Ms Othen's current partner, Hatton Garden jeweller Bora Guccuk, 41, claimed he phoned her on the night of the alleged assault but Lawrence answered and threatened to stab them both. Lawrence, however, has denied the claims, insisting in court that it was actually Mr Guccuk who was responsible for Ms Othen's injuries. Ricky Lawrence (above) is accused of pinning down, punching and repeatedly biting Chloe Othen at his £1.5million Knightsbridge home on October 15, 2022 In a character statement read at Aldersgate House Crown Court, Love Island alum Ms Allen, who appeared on the show alongside social media stars Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins, painted a very different picture of the man in the dock. Ms Allen, from Essex, told the court she dated Lawrence for around a year back in 2018. 'As a boyfriend Lawrence was very kind,' she said. 'He always wanted to do things for me, he always wanted to do fun things together. 'He has a lovely close relationship with his parents and grandparents and I could tell he wanted that same relationship with a partner. 'I've never known Ricky to be aggressive, he would never shout back at me, he would always calm me down. 'I've never seen him be violent towards anybody and this wouldn't change if he was drinking. 'He is just always happy; I've never seen him let things get him down. 'He has a lot of female friends…in my experience he has always been protective and caring towards them.' Another woman, Daisy Mitchell, who told the court she had known Lawrence for two decades and dated him in 2016, also vouched for his character. 'We never had arguments,' she said. 'He was never aggressive or possessive. 'I have nothing bad to say about him.' Lawrence, who owns a high-end tailoring business in one of London's most exclusive postcodes, strongly denies the prosecution's claim that he has a 'bad temper' and likes to get his own way. He has pleaded not guilty to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The trial continues, with jurors expected to begin deliberations later today.
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Businessman accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend and Miss Universe finalist Chloe Othen claims she told him another boyfriend beat her up
A businessman accused of assaulting his model ex-girlfriend says he has never been in a fight before and that she told him her previous boyfriend 'used to beat her up'. Ricky Lawrence, 33, is accused of pinning down, punching and repeatedly biting Chloe Othen, 34, at his £1.5million Knightsbridge home on October 15, 2022, after inviting her over. Ms Othen has told Aldersgate House Crown Court she thought she would die after Lawrence 'beat the cr*p' out of her. Jurors heard Lawrence later sent messages to Ms Othen saying: 'I will do everything in my power to f**k you up.' The pair had been in a relationship for around six months between December 2021 and May 2022 but remained 'on and off' after it ended. Ms Othen, a Miss Universe GB finalist in 2015 and internet influencer with more than 280,000 Instagram followers, had been at Lawrence's apartment in Hans Place when a conversation between the pair led to her feeling she needed to leave. Ms Othen's partner, Hatton Garden jeweller Bora Guccuk, 41, called her and Lawrence picked up the phone, threatening to stab them both, jurors have heard. Lawrence gave evidence on Friday, June 6, wearing a light grey suit and a blue tie. He said he owns a tailoring company and first met Ms Othen outside a restaurant in Kensington. 'I first met her outside a restaurant on Sloane Street. That would have been at the tail end of 2021,' he said. 'I was going in, she was leaving. We had a brief interchange and that was it.' Mr Wyatt asked Lawrence: 'Were you aware that she had a relationship with Bora Guccuk?' He replied: 'I knew that she had been on and off with someone'. Lawrence explained that on one occasion, he had met Guccuk at the Cirque le Soir nightclub in the West End where Ms Othen had taken him for a friends birthday party. He said that Mr Guccuk had confronted him, and that they had not seen each other after that. Lawrence said that at one point he had seen Ms Othen with a red mark on her face. 'She had a mark on the side of her face. It looked like a footprint. It was a round mark. It was a red round mark,' he said. He claimed that Ms Othen had told him that Mr Guccuk was violent towards her. 'She always described the relationship as violent. She said he used to beat her up, things of that nature,' he told the court. Lawrence said they broke up because he worked full time and she would often be out late. Mr Wyatt asked Lawrence: 'Have you ever bitten anyone?' to which he replied: 'Absolutely not. I'd never even had a fight'. He claimed that after they had broken up in May 2022, he had called the police when she refused to leave his house. 'When she realised I was on the phone to the police that's when she left', said Lawrence. Mr Wyatt said: 'She said that the two of you decided to try for a baby. Were you interested in that idea?' 'Absolutely not', replied Lawrence. Mr Wyatt asked him how he had felt when Ms Othen told him she was pregnant. He replied: 'Awful. The way she is, that is not what you want from a mother'. He admitted that he had confronted her at a restaurant in Cannes in the south of France during the Film Festival. 'That evening I did approach her. I said what are you doing here, why are you drinking if you're pregnant. She was clearly intoxicated at that point.' He insisted that was the only time they had spoken in Cannes. 'I didn't see her at any other time. We didn't cross paths at any time other than that,' he said.
Daily Mail
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Miss Universe GB finalist 'had bite marks, could hardly speak and could not stand up on her own' after ex attacked her and threatened to kill her and her boyfriend, court hears
A Miss Universe GB finalist was 'left with bite marks and could hardly speak or stand up on her own' after her ex attacked her and threatened to kill her new lover, a court heard. Model Chloe Othen, 34, was allegedly attacked at her ex-boyfriend's £1.5milliom Knightsbridge home on October 15, 2022, after being invited over by text. Whisky merchant Ricky Lawrence, 33, is accused of assaulting Ms Othen. Her now boyfriend, Hatton Garden jeweller Bora Guccuk, 41, told Aldersgate House Crown Court that he had seen Ms Othen after the attack and she was 'bleeding in certain places'. 'She had bite marks she could hardly speak. She was in a state of shock. She had cuts on her face, her arm. Bruises on her neck, bite marks.' Mr Guccuk told the court that Lawrence had threatened to kill both him and Ms Othen. Lawrence's defence allege that it was Guccuk who assaulted Chloe Othen. Ms Othen has told she thought she would die after she was pinned down, punched and repeatedly bitten by Lawrence. Jurors heard Lawrence later sent messages to Ms Othen saying: 'I will do everything in my power to f-k you up.' Lawrence and Othen had been in a relationship for around six months between December 2021 and May 2022 but remained 'on and off' after it ended. Ms Othen, a finalist in Miss Universe GB in 2015, is a model and internet personality with 284,000 Instagram followers. She went over to Lawrence's apartment in Hans Place and a conversation between the pair led to Miss Othen feeling she needed to leave. Ms Othen's partner, Bora Guccuk, called her and Lawrence picked up the phone, threatening to stab them both, jurors have heard. Giving evidence Mr Guccuk said Ms Othen had moved in with him for a time at his apartment in Kensington. Mr Guccuk said he was aware Lawrence had been abusive to Ms Othen. 'It was abusive - that's why she came back (to me),' he said. But Lawrence carried on pursuing Ms Othen after their relationship came to an end, the court heard. Mr Guccuk said Lawrence would 'turn up, even in other countries' even when he was with Ms Othen in Mikanos. 'He turned up uninvited and caused a drama, problems. 'He turned up at nightclub. He would stalk her on Instagram and just turn up.' On the night of the alleged assault he said he called Ms Othen multiple times because he was 'worried' about her. In one of the calls he said to the operator: 'My girlfriend is being held against her will in his place right now. She's screaming for help, screaming for help.' 'He's been stalking her. She's screaming in the background for help. She's in a kidnap situation there's no time. 'He's got her phone. She's screaming in the background saying help me.' He told the operator: 'This guy is crazy. He's been assaulting her, turning up wherever she's been. Watching her social media.' Ms Davies asked: 'At any point from arriving at the hotel and seeing Chloe were you alone with her?' He said Ms Othen went to the nearby Berkeley Hotel to see her friend Alexandra Ivanovic. 'She could barely stand up. She needed Alex to support her', he replied. In cross examination Tom Wyatt, defending, asked Mr Guccuk: 'Are you a jealous man?' 'I wouldn't say that, no', replied Mr Guccuk. 'Are you a violent man?' 'No,' the jeweller replied. 'Are you a man who has no problem paying for a woman's life, covering her rent while she is sleeping with another man?' 'I make good money, I'm wealthy it doesn't bother me', replied Mr Guccuk. 'I knew we had an easy, open relationship.' He said that after Chloe had broken up with him, Lawrence started stalking her. 'He would still turn up at places and places I regularly go to. He turned up, caused issues. It was an ongoing stalking situation.' Mr Wyatt suggested to Mr Guccuk that they were in an exclusive relationship, which is why he phoned her, worried about where she might be. 'You were in a normal relationship. An exclusive relationship, and that is why you were worried about where your partner might be'. 'Not true', he replied. 'Why are you laughing, Mr Guccuk?' 'Why are you getting annoyed, are you struggling with your questioning?' Mr Wyatt pointed out that he had not mentioned Lawrence's threats to stab them both in his call with the police. 'Not once did you mention that threat made against you.' Mr Guccuk said: 'I was on the move. I was more concerned with going to help her than giving exact details to the operator. I knew that that statement would be taken from me.' 'You don't think that he threatened to stab you in the neck was worth mentioning? Mr Guccuk said: 'I was panicking for her life. You can not expect me to go into particulars when the operator is asking me particular questions anyhow...' Mr Wyatt said: 'I suggest that you thought she was held against her will by a harmless idiot who was following her around because that is how she painted him to you.' 'Absolutely not', replied Mr Guccuk. Mr Wyatt told Mr Guccuk that he would have noticed that Chloe had changed from the clothes that she was wearing at a fashion event that night to go and see Lawrence. 'When you found her and saw what she was wearing you would have realised that you were being cheated on behind your back'. 'Absurd', replied Mr Guccuk. 'You reacted violently and jealousy and assaulted Chloe Othen'. Mr Guccuk said: 'Absolutely absurd.' 'The injuries she sustained were from you'. 'Absolutely absurd.' Following his arrest Ricky Lawrence wept and told officers: 'This is ridiculous. She's ruining my life. I asked her to leave.' Lawrence later gave police a prepared statement in which he confirmed his relationship with Chloe Othen began in January 2022 and ended four months later in May 'because she aborted my child.' He added: 'She had been drinking quite heavily throughout the relationship. 'I no longer wished to be with her. 'Since the end of our relationship she has initiated contact with me and has met up with me.' Lawrence insisted that Ms Othen turned up at his home on 15 October 2022. 'I told her to leave...I didn't want any trouble with her or her partner. 'I repeatedly told her to leave. She began to scratch and hit at me.' Lawrence said he received a lengthy scratch on his abdomen, adding: 'I didn't use unlawful violence against her. 'I believe the allegations are malicious as she didn't want to end her current relationship. 'I didn't hold her maliciously against her will.' Lawrence said he phoned police to get her removed from his flat. Lawrence, of Hans Place, Knightsbridge, denies assault causing actual bodily harm. The trial continues.
