AN acclaimed chef stalked and spied on his former partner when she started seeing another man, a court heard.
Jealous David Watts repeatedly arrived unannounced and uninvited at ex Melissa Gray’s home.
He would spy on her and her male companion through the windows.
The Raymond Blanc-trained chef, 43, also tampered with CCTV cameras at her home.
And on one occasion, he remarked he would like to kill her new man.
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Watts, who ran The Crown Inn, in Upton, Hants, began a relationship with Ms Gray in 2021 and had a child with her.
But he became fixated when they split earlier this year, Basingstoke magistrates’ court heard.
Serena Edwards, prosecuting, said: “He sees his behaviour was excessive.”
Watts admitted stalking and will be sentenced next month.