A chef who admitted causing £9k worth of damage to Jay Kay's £1m Ferrari has been sent to prison for twenty weeks. Aaron Billington, 21, admitted to a "moment of madness" during the incident, which took place, as previously reported, on 3 Mar outside a hotel in Aldeburgh.
Billington's lawyer Christopher Morgan explained that the chef's actions came about because he had an "emotional attachment" to a woman who was spending time with the Jamiroquai star, and because the singer mocked him when they spoke about the matter.
Morgan told the court in Ipswich "Mr Billington had an emotional attachment to one of the young ladies in the company of... Jay Kay" and that it was during an altercation with the singer relating to the woman that he was mocked. "There's one significant factor that explains why the defendant was being mocked", Morgan added, "and that's his stutter".
Witnesses saw Billington throw stones at the car which resulted in damage costing £9,434.03, despite an initial estimate which suggested it might cost in the region of £30k to repair. Billington's jail sentence takes into account a failure to answer bail, plus leaving a B&B and and Indian restaurant without paying, as well as the criminal damage conviction.