Woman breaking into Simon Cowell's house faces charges

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　　Leanne Zaloumis, 29, breaking into Cowell's house wielding² a broken brick and then hiding in his wardrobe, was accused of aggravated³ burglary after the incident on Saturday night.

　　Prosecutors⁵ said Cowell was watching TV in the bedroom of his mansion⁶ in West London when he heard a loud bang coming from his bathroom and discovered Zaloumis inside with a brick.

　　Cowell's security staff confined the intruder to a bedroom until police arrived and found her in the wardrobe. Police officers drew their weapons as they arrested Zaloumis, and later found blood stains in the bathroom, prosecutor⁴ Paul Mitchell said.

　　The charge, read out in court, alleges⁷ that Zaloumis intended to "inflict⁸ grievous bodily harm upon a person therein and at the time of committing the said burglary had with you a weapon of offense⁹, namely a broken house brick."

　　She is also accused of shouting at Cowell and hurling¹⁰ items at his bathroom window while standing¹¹ on a roof outside.

　　Cowell, 52, has gained his fame in both Britain and North America as producer and an acerbic¹² judge on TV talent shows including "The X Factor" and "America's Got Talent."

　　Cowell spokesman Max Clifford said Cowell had described the incident as "just like something out of a horror movie."

　　The defendant¹⁴, who appeared in court with unkempt hair and a baggy¹⁵ gray sweat shirt, spoke¹³ only to confirm her name and address during a brief hearing at West London Magistrates¹⁶' Court.

　　Zaloumis, from Catford, South East London, was ordered detained until her next hearing on June 12.

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