Vogue model's ex-boyfriend claims she was hired by MI5 to spy on his father

Nathan Gray is accused of stalking Elaine Ford and holding her hostage in her own flat

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The man accused of stalking, abducting and assaulting his ex-girlfriend has suggested the Vogue model was actually an MI5 or MI6 spy who was trying to find out about his father's company.

Nathan Gray, 27, is accused of holding Elaine Ford, 28, hostage in her Edinburgh flat.

In earlier testimony, Ms Ford told Edinburgh Sheriff Court that after she told him she wanted to end their relationship, he dragged her across the bedroom floor and she was forced to lock herself in the lavatory.

But, Ian Smith, defending, said Mr Gray believed she had been enlisted by MI5 or MI6 in a bid to target his father, who is involved with aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

“Mr Gray believes the reason your relationship started and ended is connected to you being involved in the security services or some other investigatory body, perhaps the police,” Mr Smith said.

Ms Ford denied she had any involvement with the security services and described her former boyfriend as a “jealous man”.

She told the court that she ended the relationship that night after he “lost control” when a male friend phoned her. Mr Gray did not like her having contact with her friends, she said.

Mr Gray, of Weymouth, Dorset, also denies stealing her belongings, including a computer, house keys and a handbag. He also denies causing her fear and alarm by repeatedly contacting her friends and refusing to leave her home between November 27, 2013 and March 10, 2014.

The trial continues.