The son of a wealthy art dealer declared himself a ‘nice boy from Chelsea’ as he called 999 to confess to stabbing and strangling his housekeeper.
Maximillian Bourne, 26, attacked Joselia Pereira Do Nascimento with a kitchen knife at the family home in Chelsea last February, while gripped with delusions that she was a ‘demon’.
Southwark crown court heard Ms Nascimento has been left permanently scarred and psychologically traumatised, and she says the wealthy Bourne family has done nothing to support her.
Bourne’s 999 call has now been released, alongside dramatic footage showing the moment he was arrested in the street after the horrific attack.
In the emergency call, Bourne told the operator: “Listen, there’s this demon woman in my house and I’ve stabbed her.
“I’m a nice boy from Chelsea. You are going to have to please not bring a gun.“
Ms Nascimento had been watching TV when Bourne called her out of her bedroom and stabbed her repeatedly with a kitchen knife.
She suffered multiple knife wounds to her face, head, neck, and chest, and was also throttled by Bourne as she lay on the ground.
She survived the attack by barricading herself in an ensuite bathroom while phoning friends for help, and she also recorded a goodbye message for her daughter.
Eventually Bourne left the home and visited his uncle nearby to confess to the stabbing, repeating his belief that the housekeeper was a ‘demon’.
When he was detained by police, Bourne could be heard on the video calling out “I’m sorry“ as he is pinned to the ground and handcuffed.
Bourne, the son of wealthy art collector Sylvia Bourne, was found by a jury on Monday to have attempted to murder the housekeeper, while in the grip of a paranoid psychotic episode where he believed she was a “demon“.
Judge Gregory Perrins ordered on Tuesday that Bourne should be held indefinitely in hospital for mental health treatment.
And he commented on the lack of support offered to Ms Nascimento by the Bourne family in the aftermath of the horrific attack.
“She was attacked without warning and without provocation in the home in which she lived and worked. It is only through sheer good fortune that she survived the attack”, he said.
“Although Ms Nascimento worked for an extremely wealthy family they have offered her no help, no support and nothing but a single text message while she was in hospital.
The judge said Ms Nascimento now suffers from “intense” pain from her scars, she endures post traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks, and has had to rely on charity and the help of friends since leaving the Bourne home.
“This must feel cold, unfeeling and unfair at a very difficult time in her life,” he added.
When he first appeared in court, Bourne displayed signs of mental health struggles as he loudly declared: ”I’m a nice, very good-looking white boy from Chelsea.”
He also shouted at magistrates: “I’m a good-looking elite educated white boy and I will not be put into a f***ing cell.”
Ms Nascimento told police after the horror attack that she heard Bourne repeatedly saying “this is because you are evil“ as she hid behind the bathroom door.
Prosecutor David Smith said Ms Nascimento lived at the Bourne house, and had been alone with Bourne for several months while his mother travelled for work.
He said they had never fallen out before Bourne called out for the housekeeper to come out of her bedroom while she was watching TV at around 8.30pm.
”She didn’t anticipate any danger, she presumed she may be asked to cook some food or perform some of her usual duties as housekeeper”, he said.
”He immediately stabbed her, and wasn’t saying anything as he did so.
”Mr Bourne was holding on to the blouse Ms Nascimento was wearing as he stabbed her repeatedly.
”Eventually she managed to get free and hide in the bathroom next to her bedroom.
”Mr Bourne pursued her and continued to stab her, causing her to fall to the ground.
”He then let go of the knife, climbed on top of her, and began to strangle her with both hands around her neck. ”
Mr Smith said Ms Nascimento managed to break free and run to a bathroom with a door that could be locked, and she used a towel to try to stem the bleeding.
”Mr Bourne was breathing deeply through the door, and talking to himself.
”Mr Bourne began knocking on the door, asking Ms Nascimento to open it. She could hear him repeatedly saying ‘this is because you are evil, you are evil. ”
Ms Nascimento thought she heard Bourne walking away and she opened the door to get her phone, but then saw him ”running back”, at which point she barricaded herself back inside.
”She described trying to breathe very quietly in the hope he would think she was dead”, added the prosecutor.
Ms Nascimento called friends to plead for help, telling one: ”Call the police, I’m going to die here. ”
The court heard Bourne called police to report the stabbing, but eventually cut off the call saying he believed the operator was also a ”demon”.
He also turned up outside his uncle’s home before being arrested, telling him: ”I’ve stabbed the maid, I’m full of blood, she was full of demons. ”
In hospital, Ms Nascimento was found to have wounds to her scalp, lip, check, an eye socket, as well as her shoulder, chest, and lungs.
Bourne was deemed unfit to stand trial and remained in a secure hospital as details of the attack were revealed in court.
Judge Perrins imposed a hospital order with restrictions, explaining Bourne will remain in a secure hospital “indefinitely”.
“He will not be released unless a specialist tribunal considers it appropriate,” the judge continued. “Were he ever to be released it would be under strict conditions and a high degree of oversight.”
He also paid tribute to Ms Nascimento for sitting through the trial, telling her: “I sincerely hope that your physical and mental scars heal and with time you’ll be able to move on from this truly awful incident.”
Bourne, who had been seen sleeping on the bathroom floor prior to the attack and talking to himself, was assessed by four doctors before the trial, who all agreed he is now suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
