A woman who live-streamed an attack in which she poured boiling water over a love rival before stabbing her in the leg has been jailed. Princess Owusu-Ansah, 18, used her mobile phone to record herself stabbing her ex-pal in the leg and dumping a searing kettle of water on her as she screamed in pain.
She was jailed for three years at Croydon Magistrates’ Court. On Tuesday. February 2 Owusu-Ansah let herself into her former-friend’s home and went on the attack, accusing her of seeing her boyfriend. Footage shows the victim scrambling to pull a duvet over herself for protection as Owusu-Ansah, from Royston, Hertfordshire, started to throw punches.
A woman can be seen propping the phone on a table in the victim’s bedroom, before rushing towards the woman wrapped in bedding with a kettle in her hand. After chucking the searing water the victim fell screaming between the bed and the wall, to which Owusu-Ansah yelled “don’t embarrass me” and “don’t piss me off, I’ve got a knife” before climbing on the bed and bashing the weapon against the wall.
The woman begged “please, please” as she hit the blade against the victim. Owusu-Ansah also trashed the woman's room, smashing sentimental items. The survivor managed to flee to the street and call for help, and was later treated at Kings College Hospital south east London for non-life threatening stab wounds.
A member of the public saw the video live streamed on February 2 and called the police. At Inner London Crown Court Owusu-Ansah pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and criminal damage.
Claudette Hamilton, senior crown prosecutor at the CPS said after the conviction that the victim feared for her life. She added: "Owusu-Ansah has pleaded guilty to stabbing her former friend. She turned up at the victim’s home and put her in absolute fear for her life.
"Whilst this was happening, she gratuitously recorded the events on her mobile phone and posted this on social media. I hope that with these early guilty pleas and a sentence date fixed, the victim feels that we are well on the way to justice being delivered."
DC Abigail Ellyatt from Central South Command Unit said: "I hope this result brings the victim some comfort in knowing this violent offender has been brought to justice, and I admire the strength and courage she has shown throughout.
