Stella McCartney Personal Shopper Admits Cutting Up Ex's Clothes

A personal shopper employed by Stella McCartney has pleaded guilty to cutting up thousands of pounds worth of her ex-banker boyfriend's designer clothing at his Chelsea apartment.

Lucia Hajnikova, 28, who works with the designer's VIP clients admitted taking a pair of scissors to Ege Akcasoy's wardrobe, but disputes his claim £25,000 worth of clothing and other property was destroyed.

Isleworth Crown Court heard there is more to the case than the anger of a jilted ex and she will return on October 12 for a one-hour Newton Hearing, which Mr. Akcasoy is expected to attend to determine the exact amount of damage and surrounding circumstances.

Hajnikova, who gave her address as The Wapping Project - Bankside Limited at 65a Hopton Street, Southwark - where she also works as a gallery assistant - also smashed a window at her ex's £725,000 property.

Wearing a black leather mini-skirt, white blouse and high-heel ankle boots she pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage in that on July 22 at the flat in Bolton Lodge, Gilston Road, she destroyed clothing and other property belonging to Mr. Akcasoy.

Referring to her basis of plea Hajnikova's lawyer Mr. Richard Elliott told the court: "We would say that is the starting factor in this matter and what was going on in her mind rather than the jilted ex-lover scenario.

"There may need to be a Newton Hearing. The prosecution should try and gain receipts for any clothes as soon as possible and let a judge look at that position."

Prosecutor Miss Roxana Nasser presented a list of damaged items, which include a dinner jacket, tuxedo, winter coats, suits and shirts and ties.

"There is a basis of plea and Miss Hajnikova does not accept she criminally damaged all of that list," said Mr. Elliott. "Also the valuation of the items is not accepted and my application will be for a pre-sentence report."

Judge Robert Winstanley announced: "I'll adjourn for a Newton Hearing. I won't order a pre-sentence report because probation's hands are tied until they know the criminality of the matter.

"The complainant is to attend and provide all receipts available.

"I was going to put it off for a couple of weeks for the Crown Prosecution Service to get themselves together and for the complainant to gather his receipts."

Previously Hajnikova jumped bail at Hammersmith Magistrates Court to apparently holiday in Ibiza so she now must obey strict bail conditions of reporting daily to West End Central Police Station, not to contact her ex, surrender her passport and not go to Mr. Akcasoy's address, save for collecting her property.

"She has not yet collected her belongings," said Mr. Elliott.

Hajnikova, who has a Master's Degree in Fine and Studio Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design, also previously worked as a designer/creative director for fashion label Pandora In Case, as a showroom assistant for designer Gareth Pugh and as a studio assistant for Burberry.

At a previous magistrates court hearing her lawyer Miss Temi Johnson said: "She is said to have cut up a number of suits and a dress. They were designer suits, but they were four to six years old."