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File Note 5/1/18

Meeting with Mr and Mrs Mathiyalagan

117 Burncroft Avenue, Enfield, EN3

Mr and Mrs Mathiyalagan attended the Civic Centre to report recent incidents that occurred on
2 and 3 January 2018. Mr Mathiyalagan stated that on 2 January 2018 at 6:30pm, his wife
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was inside their flat trying to assemble a cupboard with their three-year-old daughter and his
cousin who was asleep at the time. He stated that suddenly his wife heard someone banging on

their front door. She went to the door with her phone and overheard Mr Cordell shouting that
there was noise coming from their flat. His wife told Mr Cordell that she was trying to assemble a

cupboard but he called her liar and accused her of deliberately banging on the floor. Mr
Mathiyalagan stated that Mr Cordell then stood outside his front door for more than twenty
minutes swearing and shouting abuse at his wife.

Mr Mathiyalagan stated that Mr Cordell then went away and returned half an hour later, lifted his

letterbox flat, stuck his mobile phone through the letterbox and started to record his family while
swearing and shouting abuse at his wife. This went on for about fifteen minutes until his wife

threatened to call to call the police. The matter was reported to the police, CAD No. 5121 of 2
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January 2018.

Mr Mathiyalagan also stated that on 3 January 2018 at 9:30am, Mr Cordell came to his front
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door and started banging on the door and was swearing and shouting abuse at him and his wife.

He went and asked him what the problem was and he complained that his wife was banging on

the floor the previous day for about an hour. He explained to him that his wife was not banging
on the floor, that she was trying to assemble a cupboard but he called him a liar and continued
to swear and shout abuse at him and his wife. Mr Mathiyalagan also stated that Mr Cordell then

threatened to kill him and his family and burn down his property and said to him that they will not
be safe from him no matter where they are.

Mr Mathiyalagan stated that Mr Cordell then forced his way into their flat by either using an

object to open or by pushing it very hard, he is not sure how he did it, but his wife managed to
push him out and double-locked the door. He called the police, CAD No. 2098 of 3 January
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2018 and police officers attended and advised them to report the matter to the council.
Mr Mathiyalagan stated that him and his wife recorded the incidents on their mobile phones and

played the recordings to me. One of the recordings clearly showed a person whom I

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