Cruel man banned girlfriend from using toilet for five days and threatened to kill her

A cruel and controlling man who banned his bed-bound girlfriend from using the toilet for five days has been jailed.

Jack Preston, 29, subjected his disabled partner, Katya Aleksova, to a torturous 120 hours of discomfort by hiding the toilet roll and commanding her to ''hold it in." When she was finally permitted to use the facilities, the ordeal reportedly left her ''paralysed'' for an hour due to a sudden spike in her heart rate.

In desperation, she dialled 999 from her bed and pleaded for assistance, describing Preston as someone whose ''brain snaps very quickly." Upon arrival at the couple's home in Crewe, Cheshire, policediscovered that Preston had expressed a wish to perform a ''mercy killing'' on his girlfriend before taking his own life.

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The victim, who is bedridden due to medical conditions, reported that he also hurled bottles of her liquid food at her, especially when she reminded him that he had neglected to feed her, reports the Manchester Evening News.

At Chester Crown Court, Preston, of Nelson Street in Crewe, pleaded guilty to engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour, plus other offences of criminal damage, theft, and assault on a PC, and was sentenced to 20 months in prison..

Sarah Badrawy, representing the prosecution, stated: "On May 14, 2025, police responded to a 999 call from [redacted], where the defendant interrupted the call by grabbing the phone from her.

"Police attended at a house where the defendant and [redacted] were residing at the time. [Redacted] was crying and visibly upset whilst lying in bed and explained she has some medical conditions and was not able to move from the bed. She said she lost all her abilities in January 2025, and of the defendant: 'His brain snaps very quickly'.

"She also revealed that he had threatened to smash her phone, had been verbally abusive towards her and had even threatened to physically assault and kill her. She mentioned that the defendant was experiencing drug-induced psychosis and that on May 5, 2025, he sent over 400 messages in just a few hours, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"She disclosed that he had poured a bottle of her concealer over a whiteboard, damaging a photograph of them both. He also damaged a stuffed toy. In January 2025, [redacted] stated that the defendant believed that she no longer loved him and that she was too self-absorbed, focusing on her illnesses.'

"He told her he considered her 'dead' and expressed desires to commit a 'mercy kill plus suicide'. This happened twice during the month, but no exact dates can be remembered.

"The defendant would often angrily throw or drop bottles of her liquid food around her head and body, especially if she reminded him that he had left her hungry."

'She begged the defendant to help her'

Miss Badrawy continued: "[Redacted] was forced to hold in her faeces for over 120 hours. She begged the defendant to help her, and he even took her toilet paper away at one point.

"Eventually, the defendant allowed her to defecate, which made her heart rate increase and left her paralysed for an hour. She was unable to clean herself. [Redacted] said that she relives this experience whenever she needs a bowel movement."

Preston was arrested but became aggressive with the police and bit an officer on the arm. After being bailed, he checked into a hotel in Crewe but was arrested again after he damaged a fire extinguisher and set off the hotel sprinkler when told the bar was closed.

He claimed his mental health had deteriorated due to his excessive use of cannabis. His solicitor advocate Peter Barnett said: ''It is quite clear that he struggled to cope in looking after his former partner and in the circumstances that had an effect on his mental health. He did not realise it was deteriorating to the extent it did and he effectively had a meltdown. Rarely have I seen anybody in such a poor state of mind.

"He understands the effects cannabis has had on his mind and no longer wants to indulge in it. He thought it helped him. Clearly, it did not and it caused him paranoia. He felt isolated in looking after her and she clearly got to a state where she could not do things for herself. He went to the authorities, but nobody came forward to assist.''

Sentencing Preston, Judge Simon Berkson told him: "For an extended period of time you committed an unhappy list of offences, in relation to a person who was significantly disabled at the time.

"She required love and attention rather than the disgraceful and cruel way in which you treated her over that period. The different ways you controlled and coerced [redacted] was clearly upsetting and injurious to her.

"Your behaviour was despicable and disgraceful and was intended to humiliate and degrade the victim in some very unusual and upsetting ways.''