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| Mills felt 'trapped by paparazzi' | Mills felt 'trapped by paparazzi' |
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| Photographers who cornered Heather Mills-McCartney to take her picture made her feel like a "trapped animal", Brighton Magistrates' Court has heard. | Photographers who cornered Heather Mills-McCartney to take her picture made her feel like a "trapped animal", Brighton Magistrates' Court has heard. |
| The estranged wife of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was giving evidence at the trial of Jay Kaycappa, 31, who is accused of assaulting her in July. | The estranged wife of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was giving evidence at the trial of Jay Kaycappa, 31, who is accused of assaulting her in July. |
| He is alleged to have grabbed her shoulder and turned her round to take her picture in a Brighton subway. | He is alleged to have grabbed her shoulder and turned her round to take her picture in a Brighton subway. |
| The freelance photographer, from Fareham, Hampshire, denies the charge. | The freelance photographer, from Fareham, Hampshire, denies the charge. |
| He also denies assaulting Lady McCartney's companion, Mark Payne, in Brighton, the following evening. | |
| Prosecutor Dale Sullivan said: "Since Ms Mills-McCartney and her estranged husband announced their split it would appear that members of the press have followed Ms McCartney and waited near her home." | Prosecutor Dale Sullivan said: "Since Ms Mills-McCartney and her estranged husband announced their split it would appear that members of the press have followed Ms McCartney and waited near her home." |
| My name is Heather Anne Mills-McCartney, soon to be just Mills Lady McCartney | My name is Heather Anne Mills-McCartney, soon to be just Mills Lady McCartney |
| Lady McCartney said she wheeled her bike into the subway on Brighton seafront to escape paparazzi on 5 July 2006. | Lady McCartney said she wheeled her bike into the subway on Brighton seafront to escape paparazzi on 5 July 2006. |
| The 39-year-old former model said: "I panicked and thought I'll go back the other way and that's when I turned round and saw Mr Kaycappa. | The 39-year-old former model said: "I panicked and thought I'll go back the other way and that's when I turned round and saw Mr Kaycappa. |
| "I felt concerned... because I had one there and one there and I felt like a trapped animal so I turned into the wall to get on my phone." | "I felt concerned... because I had one there and one there and I felt like a trapped animal so I turned into the wall to get on my phone." |
| She said: "I felt a hand on my shoulder. He yanked me round." | She said: "I felt a hand on my shoulder. He yanked me round." |
| Claiming the assault had left her with a damaged vertebra, she said she left the tunnel and cycled to meet friends at a cafe, where the paparazzi tracked her down. | Claiming the assault had left her with a damaged vertebra, she said she left the tunnel and cycled to meet friends at a cafe, where the paparazzi tracked her down. |
| 'Four-second gap' | 'Four-second gap' |
| Defending, Anya Lewis showed a sequence of photographs, taken by Mr Kaycappa, showing Lady McCartney entering the subway at 1245 BST, leaving two minutes later, and then at the cafe at 1302 BST. | Defending, Anya Lewis showed a sequence of photographs, taken by Mr Kaycappa, showing Lady McCartney entering the subway at 1245 BST, leaving two minutes later, and then at the cafe at 1302 BST. |
| Miss Lewis said: "If the times in the photographs are accurate, you have lied." | Miss Lewis said: "If the times in the photographs are accurate, you have lied." |
| She continued: "At no stage did the defendant enter the tunnel." | She continued: "At no stage did the defendant enter the tunnel." |
| Lady McCartney said Mr Kaycappa assaulted her in a four-second gap in the sequence. | Lady McCartney said Mr Kaycappa assaulted her in a four-second gap in the sequence. |
| The court also heard from Michael Shilub, who described the alleged attack on Mr Payne. | |
| He said: "He pushed Mark and he was yelling obscenities. It was a very shocking thing to witness." | |
| He denied the possibility that Mr Kaycappa was holding up a hand to prevent Mr Payne grabbing his camera. | |
| When she was asked to give her name in court, Lady McCartney said: "My name is Heather Anne Mills-McCartney, soon to be just Mills". | When she was asked to give her name in court, Lady McCartney said: "My name is Heather Anne Mills-McCartney, soon to be just Mills". |
| The case was adjourned to 3 July. Mr Kaycappa was released on unconditional bail. |