A MAN from Rainham on trial for robbery "foamed at the mouth" as he sexually assaulted and threatened to kill a mother-of-one in her own home, a court has been told.
Petros Marozas, 40, is said to have forced the 28-year-old woman to the ground before covering her nose and mouth so she could hardly breathe.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that when the victim tried to cry for help, Marozas issued the chilling threat: "If you start screaming I will hold you until you are here for ever."
The defendant is also accused of groping the woman's thighs and bottom and robbing her of a £650 gold necklace during the alleged ordeal in Grove Green Road, Leytonstone, East London, on February 23 this year.
Jurors heard how the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, suffered scratches to her eyelid, wrist and neck, and bruising to her back.
Giving evidence behind a screen, she broke down in tears as she told how Marozas' face was "full of anger" and that he repeatedly called her a bitch.
"The victim had been working a night shift and was in bed when he came to the front door,"' said prosecutor Nick Wayne.
"As she opened the door, the crown say the defendant pushed her backwards in the hallway and locked the door.
"He grabbed her arms and pushed her to the ground.
"He then knelt over her and put his hand over her mouth and nose, causing her to struggle to breathe."
Marozas then groped her thighs and bottom, the jury was told.
Mr Wayne continued: "She tried to scream and his response was to say 'If you start screaming I will hold you until you are here for ever'. She was trying to get to her feet but he pushed her to the floor.
"After a short while he then lifted her up off the floor before pushing her again, causing her to fall to the floor again."
Marozas was then said to have torn off the gold necklace the woman was wearing, before demanding her phone.
The court heard how the ordeal ended after the woman persuaded him to allow her to go to the bathroom, from which she escaped to a neighbour's home.
When Marozas was eventually arrested he claimed the woman owed him £2,000.
He said he had grabbed her shoulders and said: "Please pay me my money back".
The woman later gave him a gold chain, a TV and a printer, he told police.
Marozas, of Mungo Park Road, denies robbery, sexual assault and making a threat to kill.
The trial continues.