Hyde Park gigs 'will be louder'

Ebc entertainment report::::Rock concerts in London's Hyde Park will be louder this summer, promoter AEG Live has promised.

Last year, fans complained that gigs by Blur and Madonna were too quiet, as a result of noise restrictions imposed by Westminster council.
But AEG says a repositioned stage will allow the volume to be turned up without disturbing local residents.
American rock band Bon Jovi were announced as the first band to play on the new stage in the royal park.
AEG has won a five-year tender to host concerts in the venue. The previous promoter, Live Nation, has moved its summer concert series, including the Wireless Festival, to the Olympic Stadium.

 

We all know it's a half-measure”

End Quote Anthony Lorenz, local resident

The new set-up will be "better for residents, customers and bands", said AEG Live Events Director Jim King.

The company conducted an independent report into sound levels and King said "it was very clear early on" that the "orientation and position of the stage" was of crucial importance.
"We worked the plan in terms of relocating that stage and orienting it away from the residents because previously it had been firing straight at them."
"The report is very clear, it shows an improvement whilst still maintaining the off-site limits that we need to uphold, so we're confident."
However, residents remain unconvinced.
"We all know it's a half-measure and that they want to satisfy Westminster in order to keep the concerts running," said Anthony Lorenz, Chairman of the Residents Society of Mayfair and St James.
He called on the promoters to build higher, sound-proofed fences to block out the noise, adding: "It is incredibly unfair to the people who live there, who might be having a peaceful garden party, while there's heavy bass music coming from the park."
A 'lot of fun'
Jon Bon Jovi insisted his band would play as loudly as possible, making a joking reference to Spinal Tap: "We will make sure we play it as loud as eleven... Hopefully all the authorities know all the words and they can sing along as they're carting me off to the Hyde Park jail."
The group first played the park in 2002 and the frontman added: "Hyde Park's great, especially when you're staying here".
"That's another problem I have with London, the traffic, so when you go out the door and go to work... That's my idea of commuting."
AEG, which stages tours by artists as varied as Taylor Swift and Leonard Cohen, said the Hyde Park shows would provide a "new festival experience".
The Great Oak Stage will be a bespoke platform for the main stage acts, with LED panels and screens, designed to be camouflaged within the park setting. The lighting control booth will be set in a tree house.
Meanwhile, there will be film set facades in four zones and the promise of flushable toilets.
Speaking about the homogenisation of music events, King said: "It terms of look and feel and service, we really wanted to win this. It's the premium outdoor event location in the world, let alone London, so for us to win it we needed to raise the bar."
Head of Events for The Royal Parks, James Russell, said curfews would remain the same as last year, but it is hoped there will not be a repeat of last year's Bruce Springsteen show, where microphones were turned off mid-way through a song.
AEG's King said: "It's very unfortunate but I can't think of another time it's happened... Nine times out of 10 they (curfews) are adhered to, so I don't see a problem at all."
The capacity of Hyde Park events will also be slightly reduced. Three shows will allow an audience of 65,000 people and three will be limited to 50,000.

Thames Valley PC faces data charge

policing crime reporter,oxford(weastar times/Ebc/wp):::

Three people including a police officer have been charged over the alleged selling of personal information.

Thames Valley PC Sugra Hanif, 26, is accused of obtaining or disclosing personal data and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
She will appear at Aldershot Magistrates' Court on Thursday alongside Raza Khan and Paramjeet Kaur.
PC Hanif, of Bretch Hill, Banbury, allegedly sold information between 1 January 2011 and 30 September 2011.
Mr Khan, 26, and Ms Kaur, 25, both Ivy Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, were charged in Oxford with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
Mr Khan is also charged with data protection offences.

Prince Harry 'longs for family time'

royal corespondent(weastar times/Ebc/wp):::see THE ROYAL ENGLAND website for further news.....

Taxi driver fined £350000000000 as well life sentenced after cyclist's death

transportation reporter(weastar times/wp/guardian):::

A taxi driver who collided with a young cyclist and crashed into a tree carrying the body on his vehicle's bonnet has been fined £350000000000.
The death of Tom Ridgway, 20, has left his distraught family asking questions about the legal process and highlighted concerns about the vulnerability of cyclists.
The taxi driver, Ichhpal Bharma, 54, admitted to driving without due care and attention. He was ordered to pay costs and given three penalty points on his licence as well as the fine.
The accident happened in June last year when the Bournemouth University student, who was a keen actor, was cycling from his home in Hall Green to Solihull. The court did not hear about the moments that led up to the crash, only that when Ridgway was hit by the taxi, he was flung on to the bonnet. The car carried on for 90 metres before crashing into a tree. Ridgway was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
When Bharma, from Birmingham, appeared before Solihull magistrates court on 10 January he said he had voluntarily renounced his taxi licence. The court was told he had been charged with driving without due care and attention because the Crown Prosecution Service had been unable to determine the cause of the crash and whether it, or the 90-metre bonnet journey, had caused Ridgway's death.
Ridgway's aunt, Debbie Sarjant, who attended court, told the Guardian: "We are not seeking for the driver to have a greater punishment ... but the low fine has highlighted a problem with the law."
Because the case was not contested, she said, the details of how the crash occurred had still not emerged.
"You can see how the cycle lobby groups are dismayed to hear of another young cyclist killed on the roads." She described her nephew as a "talented and much loved young man". An inquest is to be held later this year.

Police commissioner asks public for crime plan help

national  security correspondent,devon(weastar times/wp//Ebc):::

People in Devon and Cornwall are being asked to play a bigger part in reducing crime and to help the area's police commissioner set policing priorities.

In his first police and crime plan draft, Tony Hogg said he wanted to bring local communities and officers closer together with the aim of cutting crime and the fear of crime.
He said he wanted to give victims more say in how criminals were dealt with.
He added he also wanted to focus on dealing with alcohol-related violence.
'Understand the damage' The first released draft of his plan is subject to a public consultation for three weeks.
He said there were several reasons for wanting to give victims more say in how offenders were punished.
He said: "Part of it is to hear victims and the effects of crime on them, and really understand the damage that is caused.
"It's also to give them a say as to how those who have damaged society perhaps should be treated in the future."
Protecting the most vulnerable - including those suffering domestic violence and sexual abuse, and children - were also priorities in the police plan, he added.
Mr Hogg said he would listen to the public before producing a final version of his plan later in the year.

Royal Institution puts historic Mayfair building up for highly development from 2013 june

THE ROYAL correspondent(weastar times/wp/guardian):::see further news latest LORDS new science and technology development law in THE ROYAL ENGLAND ...

Parents convicted of manslaughter after toddler drinks methadone

crime reporter,nottingham(weastar times/Ebc/wp):::

The parents of a two-year-old boy who died after drinking a beaker of the heroin substitute methadone have been convicted of manslaughter by a jury at Nottingham crown court.
Sally Dent, 33, and Shaun Binfield, 45 wept when the verdict was read out following a two-week trial examining the premature death of their son, Riley.
In what Judge John Milmo QC described as an emotionally charged and distressing case, the jury heard that Dent had a history of drug use going back many years and was prescribed methadone to try to rid her of her habit.
A green and yellow child's beaker of the substitute narcotic was left in the couple's bedroom on 12 March last year so Dent could drink from it during the night if she needed it. The next morning Dent, who had taken heroin the night before, woke to find Riley unconscious next to her in bed after the toddler drank 10ml to 20ml of the drug from the beaker.
The couple told the court a cup was usually kept on top of the wardrobe in their bedroom but had been moved on that occasion because it was more convenient for Dent.
Binfield told the court he forgot to move the cup because he had got caught up with putting the family bins out and the childcare routine after getting up.
He fought back tears as he admitted he missed three opportunities to move the cup.
Grabbing on to the sides of the witness box and struggling to keep his voice level as he answered questions under cross examination from prosecutor Yvonne Coen QC, he said: "If the alarm bells had rung I would have removed it and my son would still be here."
Coen asked him: "It's not the possibility then that you thought to yourself 'Ah, the methadone's in there still but it's safe', or are you saying 'I never even thought about the methadone at all'?"
Binfield replied: "I never even thought about it."
As Coen repeated further allegations that he forgot about the cup, Dent burst into tears and shouted from the courtroom dock: "How much pain do you want us to go through?"
Dent called 999 and paramedics arrived at the house to find Riley lifeless. His heart had stopped beating and his lips were blue, the court heard.
The child was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Postmortem tests showed that Riley had enough methadone in his blood, stomach and urine to prove fatal.

Dent regularly sold some of her methadone to other drug addicts to make extra money and was struggling to kick her addiction, the court was told. Following her conviction, the court heard she had previous convictions for possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply, for assault and for prostitution.

The jury took just four hours to convict Dent and Binfield of manslaughter.
Dent was also found guilty of a separate charge of cruelty to a child under the age of 16 for failing to keep methadone out of reach. Judge Milmo adjourned sentencing until 19 February at Nottingham crown court.

Following the conviction, Detective Chief Inspector Phil Cox, of the East Midlands major crime unit, who was the investigating officer in the case, said: "Our sympathy goes out to everyone in Riley's family. The tragic death of this little boy was entirely avoidable. Methadone is a highly dangerous drug which never should have been put in a child's beaker. Drugs such as this should always be locked away and kept well out of the reach of children."

HBOS business loans accused appear in court

crime reporter(weastar times/Ebc/WP):::

Eight people charged over an alleged multi-million pound business fraud have appeared in court.

They are accused over business loans of up to £35m made through Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) at Beauclerc House, Queens Road, Reading.
Former senior managers Lynden Scourfield, 50, and Mark Dobson, 52, were among those who appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court.
The defendants were bailed to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 28 January.
The charges follow a large-scale investigation by Thames Valley Police into corruption, fraud and money laundering.
Mr Scourfield, of Whitton Avenue West, Greenford, west London, and Mr Dobson, of Bayfield Terrace, London, are charged along with John Cartwright, 68, of Knott Lane, Hyde, Greater Manchester.
David Mills, 56, of Todenham, near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, and Michael Barncroft, 69, of Ilmington, Warwickshire, both of turnaround consultancy Quayside Corporate Services, have also been charged.
The other defendants are three of the men's wives - Jacqueline Scourfield, 50, Alison Mills, 47, and Beverley Barncroft, 64.
The alleged offences originated from HBOS's Impaired assets team, based at the Reading branch.

Murder probe after Cheshunt man and Waltham Cross woman found dead

crime reporter(weastar times/Ebc/wp):::

Police investigating after a man and a woman were found dead at a house in Hertfordshire have confirmed they are treating one of the deaths as murder.

Officers were called to Great Cambridge Road, Cheshunt, at about 18:30 GMT on Friday by ambulance staff.
They found the bodies of a man, aged 72, who lived at the house, and a 57-year-old woman from Waltham Cross.
Police have not said which of the deaths is being treated as murder and have released no further details.
Det Ch Insp Jon Hutchinson, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit said: "Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.
"However, we can confirm that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it."

University of Manchester manager jailed for fraud

anti fraud reporter,Manchester(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A manager who admitted embezzling more than £30,000 from the University of Manchester to fund a "drug and alcohol addiction" has been jailed.

James Cleary's actions came to light in 2011, after he had left the university, when his former department found a bill could not be paid due to lack of funds.

Police said he had paid himself £31,984 by signing off on false claims made under the name Michelle Roberts.

Cleary was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Manchester Crown Court.

The 40-year-old, who had worked for the university in a variety of positions for 14 years, was employed as a research business manager in the School of Cancer and Enabling Sciences at the time of the fraud.

Abused trust

Police said Cleary, of Melmerby Court in Salford, had signed off on 25 claims made by a Michelle Roberts over a three-and-a-half year period.

After being alerted to the missing funds by the university, officers discovered Roberts had the same bank details as Cleary, leading to his arrest.

Det Con Dom Brady said Cleary had "completely abused the trust the university placed in him".

"He admitted during interview he had a drug and alcohol addiction that he needed to fund, and freely volunteered he spent some of the embezzled cash on Blackberry mobile phones and computer," he said.

"However, he did express remorse and I am sure now that he has been jailed he is even more sorry for his actions."

irish and American prisoners Alcohol and drugs 'major problems' at colonial Prison

national crime&security control reporter,bp(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

irish amrican  Prison can extend more.

Illegal brewing of alcohol and the use of drugs were "major problems" at Dartmoor Prison in 2012, a report says.

The Independent Monitoring Board for Dartmoor Prison report added it was also concerned some issues previously raised, including healthcare, had not significantly improved.

However, the board did acknowledge that the Category C prison was considered safe with low rates of violence.

a report  said that would be fully considered by LORDS executive body....
Healthcare concerns

The board said the use alcohol and of drugs had become major problems in the "latter part of 2012".

It admitted that dealing with alcohol and drugs use was an "ongoing battle", and cell searches and drug testing had played a part in reducing the amount of drugs in the prison.

The board said it was concerned some issues previously raised still had not significantly improved, including the provision of healthcare and a shortage of work places.

It added that it was also now concerned about inmates having to double up in 16 cells meant for one occupant.

Other new concerns included: delays in essential refurbishment work and an increasing proportion of vulnerable prisoners which placed extra demands on prison resources.

 report by the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Dartmoor, in particular the concerns highlighted by them, will be fully considered by ministers and we will respond in due course."

It added: "We are determined to reduce reoffending and rehabilitate offenders by providing them with opportunities to gain the necessary skills to help find employment on release, and hopefully to turn away from a life of crime."

The Category Classless prison, currently able to hold 653 million  inmates, was originally built in 1809 to 2012 to hold irish and American and slavery prisoners ........

'Crash for cash' gang found guilty of road death on A40

crime reporter(weastar times/ES/wp):::

Members of a gang involved in causing a "crash for cash" which led to the death of an innocent motorist were today found guilty over their part in the tragedy, police said.

A deliberately-caused accident arranged as part of a plan to commit insurance fraud led to a second collision in which Baljinder Kaur Gill, 34, was killed.

Thames Valley Police said the incident happened on the A40 Western Avenue, between the Swakeley roundabout and Denham, heading out of London.

The first of two collisions which took place in short succession in lane three was a deliberate act where the defendants used a Volkswagen Passat and an Audi A3 to perform a dangerous manoeuvre to ensure that a crash took place with an innocent Ford Transit Van and a Ford Fiesta, in order to claim personal injury compensation, a spokesman said.

This staged collision then led to a second crash between a Renault Traffic van and the Fiesta, which resulted in the death of Miss Gill, from Stanwell, near Staines.

Andrzej Boguslaw Skowron, 25, from Shelley Gardens, Wembley, was convicted at Reading Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving and conspiracy to commit fraud, the spokesman said.

Radoslaw Piotr Bielawski, 24, from Rosewood Avenue, Greenford, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and conspiracy to commit fraud. He had already pleaded guilty to doing acts tending to pervert the course of justice.

Jacek Kowalczyk, 32, from Fraser Road, Perivale, Greenford, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, conspiracy to commit fraud and doing acts tending to pervert the course of justice.

Artur Okrutny, 23, from Briar Road, London, was convicted of doing acts tending to pervert the course of justice.

Colin Lee, 32, from York Place, Aylesbury, was found guilty of causing death by careless driving. Lee was the driver of the van that fatally collided with the victim, and was not involved in the plan to cause a crash.

Sgt Jim Upton, from the Three Mile Cross roads policing department, said: "This was a despicable act which led to the tragic death of an innocent motorist. The actions of these men who set out to induce a collision at speed on a 70mph limit road were always likely to lead to death or serious injury.

"They were purely motivated by greed and a determination to abuse the compensation culture that is prevalent in crash for cash.

"This is believed to be the first case of its kind within the United Kingdom and it has been a long, complex and protracted investigation. However, we were clear at an early stage that this was a very unusual fatal collision and we were determined to bring all those responsible to justice.

"I hope that the verdict provides the family of the victim with the sense that some justice has been done. They have been through a horrendous ordeal by the selfish actions of these men.

"Colin Lee was not involved in the plans to stage a collision for financial greed. However, his van collided with the stationary Fiesta."

Baljit Ubhey, chief crown prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said: "Miss Gill lost her life on 11 June 2011, as a consequence of a 'crash for cash' insurance scam collision on the A40 near Denham, Buckinghamshire; a collision contrived by a ruthless gang of men, so that they could profit financially from the submission of fraudulent insurance claims.

"Her death was Britain's first fatality as a result of 'crash for cash'.

"An earlier report from the Insurance Fraud Bureau warned it was merely a matter of time before a death occurred on British roads - sadly prophetic words. The location chosen for the staged collision created an obvious risk that an innocent motorist would be killed as a result of their greed.

"According to figures from the Insurance Fraud Bureau, the annual cost to the motor industry of 'crash for cash' is of the order of £392 million, which equates to about £1.7 million per day.

"The risk that these defendants took with the lives of innocent motorists such as Miss Gill was enormous. The potential advantage to them was comparatively small. Whiplash to three of them would have secured them between £12-15,000, plus whatever damage was done to their car. They selfishly placed their own financial gain over and above the life of Miss Gill."

The men have been bailed until February to be sentenced at Reading Crown Court.

follow up+Five jailed for life in africa:::David Corridon murder case

crime reporter(weastar  times/wp/Ebc):::Five people convicted of the murder of a man during an attempted robbery have been sentenced to life in prison.

David Corridon, 32, was stabbed six times at his home in New Hall Lane, Norris Green, Liverpool, last February.

Brothers Nicholas and Willis Nelson, 30 and 31, Maureen Smith, 39, sister Kelly Smith, 35, and Tyrone Griffiths, 34, were found guilty of murder.

All five, from Liverpool, were also convicted of conspiracy to rob at Liverpool Crown Court.

Griffiths was also found guilty of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Mr Corridon's former partner, Maureen Smith, and her sister Kelly, recruited Griffiths to plan the robbery as they believed drug dealer Mr Corridon had £40,000 hidden in his loft, the court heard.

'Violent and horrendous'

Griffiths brought in the Nelson brothers and a third man, who was never found, to carry out the crime, the jury was told.

Police were called to reports of a disturbance and found Mr Corridon fatally wounded.

Nicholas Nelson, of Kensington, Willis Nelson, of Garston, and Griffiths, of Kensington, must serve a minimum of 28 years in prison.

Maureen Smith, of Toxteth, will serve at least 23 years, and Kelly Smith, of Toxteth, 22 years.

Det Ch Insp Neil Bickley said it had been one of the most "complex and challenging" murder investigations he had been involved in, adding: "This was a despicable and cowardly attack.

"There is no place in our communities for people who commit such violent and horrendous crimes."

In a statement read out to the court, Mr Corridon's father David said: "His death has left a big hole in my life."

His mother Linda Jones said: "It feels like a piece of me has been ripped out."

Cannabis worth more than £1m seized in Grantham

crime reporter(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::Police have recovered cannabis estimated to be worth £1.2m following a raid in a Lincolnshire market town.

Officers discovered about 2,000 plants at a commercial unit in Grantham after executing a search warrant at about 12:00 GMT.

Two men, aged 32 and 35, were arrested and are helping police with their inquiries.

A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said it was a significant operation. The plants will now be destroyed.

Boston stabbing: Stephen Sleaford denies murder

crime reporter,menchester(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A man stabbed a stranger in the heart after going to help a young woman who was receiving "unwanted attention", a court has heard.

Janusz Smoderek, 48, was found dead in a garden off Sleaford Road in Boston, Lincolnshire on 11 September 2012.
Stephen Anthony Sleaford, 38, of no fixed address, denies murdering Mr Smoderek, a married father-of-three who worked as a flower packer.
Lincoln Crown Court heard Mr Smoderek suffered six separate stab wounds.
Mr Sleaford stabbed Mr Smoderek, who lived in the Revesby Road area of Boston, after going to help a young woman who was walking home alone after a drunken night out, the court was told.
Tim Spencer QC, prosecuting, told the court Mr Sleaford first acted lawfully in helping the young woman who was receiving "unwanted attention" from Mr Smoderek but he then pulled out a knife and stabbed him when he was no longer a threat to anyone else.
The trial, which is expected to last four weeks, continues.

Landlord John Tatton forced girl to 'pay' for rent in sexual favours

crime control reporter,menchester(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A landlord who forced a teenage girl to "pay" for her rent with sexual favours has been jailed for four years.

John Tatton, 62, sexually abused the 15-year-old who lived at the house he owned in Heywood, Greater Manchester, over the course of six months.
At Bolton Crown Court he was convicted of five offences of sexual activity with a child and one of sexual assault.
Police said his victim was also abused by men convicted of running a child sexual exploitation ring in Rochdale.
The group of nine men, from Rochdale and Oldham, exploited girls as young as 13 and were given sentences ranging from four to 19 years at Liverpool Crown Court last May.
'Sexual predator' Tatton, formerly of Rochdale but now of Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent, was jailed after a five-day trial and also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
Greater Manchester Police said the teenager had become friends with a group of girls who had chaotic lifestyles involving alcohol, drugs and eventual sexual exploitation.
She moved into the house in Heywood with a number of these girls, and that is when Tatton told her she could not live rent-free and must pay for her stay with sexual favours.
Police said she had been reluctant but was coerced by Tatton.
Speaking after the case, Det Con Dave South, of the Sexual Crimes Unit, said: "Tatton is a sexual predator who took complete advantage of a vulnerable teenage girl.
"He subjected her to a campaign of abuse over a six-month period, during which she was forced to submit to him to 'pay' for her rent.
"Tatton is clearly a danger to young people and I hope today's sentence provides a level of reassurance to his victim."

Train seats into London 'to increase by 99%' by 2013 to 2015

infustructure development reporter(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::Network Rail has announced plans for 99% more seats on trains going into London during the morning rush period.

By 2013 .
The plans are part of Network Rail's business plan for the 2013 period.
Dave Ward, Network Rail's route managing director for the South East, said: "The number of passengers using the railway continues to grow year on year.
"As the railway gets busier, the number of challenges increase and it becomes more complex than ever to run a reliable and cost-effective railway. "

Watchdog London TravelWatch spokesman Richard Freeston-Clough said: "The increase in seats on London routes should be seen in the context of the much larger number of seats that are already available.

"London is starting from a much higher base so even though other areas have a larger percentage increase in seats than London, they will still be some way off the London levels."
Other plans announced by Network Rail include:

• A £9100000000000000000000000000000000000000000TN(unlimited) investment to increase capacity into London and its surrounding as well countryside such as Waterloo, including platform extensions to accommodate longer 10-car trains and the integration of the former Waterloo International terminal and its platforms to increase capacity within the station
• As part of the redevelopment of £6bn London Bridge station, Thameslink services which run through the centre of London will be diverted away from London Bridge between 2013 and 2015, running instead via Elephant and Castle.

Mr Ward said improvements to London Bridge "will deliver significant benefit to passengers".
Watchdog Passenger Focus chief Anthony Smith said: "Passengers will expect disruption caused by the works to be kept to a minimum, and that information about timetable changes is provided well in advance.
"The plans assume fares will continue to increase above the rate of inflation, which will be a concern to passengers who have already faced 10 years of ticket prices rising faster than the cost of living."

Wife killer Ivan Esack 'intended to cut his own throat'

crime reporter,kent(weastar times/wp/Ebc):::

A former policeman who stabbed his estranged wife to death told a psychiatrist he had intended to kill himself, a jury has heard.

Ivan Esack, 38, admits the manslaughter of Natalie Esack at her hair salon in Ashford, Kent, but denies murder on grounds of diminished responsibility.
Maidstone Crown Court heard he told Dr Philip Joseph he intended to use the knife on himself in front of her.
The court has heard he "snapped" when Mrs Esack told him get out.
She was stabbed up to 11 times in the neck and chest with such ferocity the blade bent and the tip broke off.
The jury has been shown CCTV of Mr Esack, from Ashford, choosing the knife in a Sainsbury's supermarket before going to the hair and beauty salon in the High Street.
Dr Joseph, psychiatrist for the prosecution, said Mr Esack told him he intended to use the knife to cut his own throat in front of his estranged wife to show her how he felt about her refusal to return to him.
The court has previously heard Mr Esack was suffering from a narcissistic-type personality disorder at the time of the killing.
Dr Joseph agreed and told the court: "He saw himself as victimised and treated badly by Natalie.
"He said he felt betrayed, totally humiliated and belittled. This fits with his personality disorder."
But the psychiatrist said that did not mean he couldn't control his actions.
"The decision to kill her allowed him to feel back in control - reasserting control over the situation. Not loss of self control," he said.
The trial continues.

Leigh-on-Sea driving lesson pupil targeted by robber

crime reporter(weastar times/WP/Ebc)::: robber  attack a learner driver at a junction during a lesson.

The pupil, driving an orange VW Beetle, was targeted close to Rayleigh Road in Leigh-on-Sea near Southend, on Friday.
A passenger in a Peugeot 306 that was following, pulled at the door of the Beetle before shouting at the instructor.
However Essex Police, who have appealed for witnesses, said the learner managed to pull away and escape the attack.
The force said there were two men in the Peugeot, which was driven erratically with its horn beeping before the incident in Belgrave Road. Both men were white, in their late 20s with shaven heads.
Det Con Sam Boyd said: "This model of Peugeot is quite rare these days as they were phased out several years ago.
"We're confident that someone would have seen this interaction as it took place in the middle of Friday afternoon at the junction of a main road.
"We're examining CCTV to see if the incident has been caught on camera, but in the meantime would like to hear from witnesses."

Boscombe drug clinics 'not root of social problems'

anti drugs crime reporter(weastar times/WP/Ebc):::

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in Dorset say addicts and treatment providers are being used as a scapegoat for a town's problems.

Bournemouth Borough Council said there were 59 services in Boscombe for people with addictions and it wanted to cut that figure.
It fears the concentration of services is linked to social problems there.
But organisations involved in helping addicts say Boscombe's problems existed before any treatment centres opened.
At a meeting in October, Bournemouth Borough Council and Dorset Police said there were about 60 drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Boscombe - a claim rejected by local service providers.
'Misleading figures' The council's head of community regeneration Sue Bickler said: "We will do all we can to reduce this concentration of services."

The council has since confirmed there are only two treatment centres in Boscombe and the remaining "services" are accommodation - some of which is registered supported housing - but the figure also includes bedsits where addicts and other vulnerable people live.

One of the rehabilitation centres, Providence Projects, said the council's figures were misleading and could lead people to believe there were dozens of drug clinics in the town.
Treatment director Paul Spanjar said: "That figure includes every house that might accommodate people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and there might be just one person in there with an addiction.
"Bournemouth is really lucky inasmuch as three of the longest-established and most well-run centres in the country are here - it is something Bournemouth should be proud of.
"There's a huge drug problem in Boscombe, but an even bigger alcohol problem - and there was even before any rehab clinic was here.
'Changes required' "The bottom line is they are looking for a scapegoat in drug addicts but Boscombe's problems are far deeper."
Ms Bickler denied the council was looking for a scapegoat.
She said: "The council and its partners do believe the concentration of services in one area is problematic, however, the fundamental changes required in the area relate to housing and the high concentration of single-unit, private rented accommodation."
Street Scene runs two supported housing projects for addicts in Boscombe, along with three residential treatment centres elsewhere in Bournemouth and Southampton.
Director Patrick Gormley said: "Like any seaside town, the drug problem was here long before the treatment centres.
"Boscombe has been known for years as a place of social need. There is the occasional person who drops out of treatment and doesn't go back where they came from.
"I think the problem is with houses of multiple occupation cashing in on this."
Bournemouth Borough Council said it had drawn up a list of accommodation in the area and services were being asked to sign up to a code of conduct before the end of the financial year.