‘I am not in love with Prescott’

“I AM NOT in love with Wayne Prescott,” yesterday declared Michele Donavan. “I have no interest in him. The first time I saw him was on television and I never confessed to the police of loving him or wanting a relationship with him.”

According to the 36-year-old woman who lives at Circular Street, Ste Madeleine, she merely called Prescott to offer her assistance, having regard to the trauma he and his family were currently experiencing.  Prescott’s six year old son, Mark Prescott, was kidnapped more than two weeks ago and apart from a demand ransom of $150,000 nothing has been heard about him. Police charged Donovan with wasting police time when she called Wayne Prescott’s home pretending that she had information about the child. The police investigated her call and she was taken to court on Wednesday and fined $650. Donavan, the niece of former national boxer Matthew Donavan, told Newsday yesterday she had never confessed to the police of loving Prescott, or wanting to have a relationship with him as the police said.

Donavan admitted though, that she told the magistrate that she wanted to get closer to the father. “But I only did that to get out of the situation. At the time I was very frightened and confused. I thought I was going to jail.” she stated. “I am not an evil person, trying to convince Prescott to love me,” Donavan insisted yesterday while attending her 10-year-old daughter’s sports day at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadiun, at Marabella. The single mother is unemployed and lives with her aunt, Theresa. Donavan said she felt sympathy for the Prescott’s family, adding: “I thought that I could have helped him find his boy.” Recalling the telephone conversation she had with Prescott from a public phone booth on St James Street, San Fernando on Tuesday, she said: “I told him (Prescott) who I was and he asked me if I was the niece of Matt Donavan.” Donovan said that before she could say another word, she was held by the police. She denied that she had told Prescott that she knew where his son was being held in captivity. She also denied confessing to the police that she had feelings for Prescott.