Woman accused of defrauding former Chelsea vice president's wife of £240,000 Susan Butt accused of filling in pre-signed blank cheques from Joyce Harrison, former Chelsea vice-president's ex-wife, totalling £237,500 Claims their son Nick Harrison hounded her with abusive calls and would rev his sports car outside her home she shared with their daughter Denies charges of fraud and theft at Guildford Crown Court A woman accused of defrauding a millionairess out of nearly £250,000 says she was harassed by the mother's son who would 'rev his Ferraris outside her home'. Susan Butt told a jury that wealthy Joyce Harrison's son Nick would drive past the home she shared with their young daughter and past her business, 'rev his Ferraris', enter the garden, knock on the windows and hound her with abusive phone calls. She claims Mrs Harrison had agreed to give or lend £300,000 towards a restaurant venture, to help her gain freedom from then partner Nick. Susan Butt, right), claims she was harassed by Nick Harrison, the son of computer tycoon and former Chelsea Football Club vice-president Peter Harrison (left) Mrs Harrison had herself divorced Nick's father, computer tycoon and former Chelsea Football Club vice-president Peter Harrison, after suffering abuse at his hands too, the jury was told. The 48-year-old defendant is accused of filling in pre-signed blank cheques totalling £237,500, despite already having legitimately received £650,000 from Mrs Harrison to buy a house. The payments were made out to her or to the Pacific Bar and Grill, which she had set up with her partner, Andre Baker. She claimed that because of the Harrison family situation Joy, who died on September 8 last year, had not wanted any of her relatives to know what she was doing. Butt denies fraud and theft. Talking from the witness box today, the defendant said that around the time she became pregnant and after the birth, her relationship with Nick Harrison was not an easy one. 'Nick slept most of the day and partied at night,' she said. He was out drinking quite a bit. Drugs were involved. I was pushed around. I was pushed out of bed. He had been to A&E on several occasions. The 48-year-old defendant is accused of filling in pre-signed blank cheques totalling £237,500, despite already having legitimately received £650,000 from Mrs Harrison to buy a house She had given up her own career as a saleswoman for a publishing firm, with a £75,000 salary, to care for their girl, only for her and her partner to split up. She said she returned to her mother's but was visited several times a week by Nick Harrison. The Harrison family trust was then used to buy a home for the mother and daughter in Reigate, Surrey. In September 2003 she said she received a call telling her Joy Harrison wanted to see her, who confided in her her plans to divorce the former Chelsea vice-president. Butt told the jury: 'She was very upset, very tearful. She said: "I'm leaving him. I've got to get out of here. I've done 40 years, I can't do another year."' During the £20 million divorce Mrs Harrison temporarily moved in with Butt and her granddaughter before buying her own property in Brockham, Surrey. She was lovely. We got on very well. We grew a friendship, a bond,' said Butt. Yet Butt claimed Mrs Harrison's son continued his abuse, the jury was told. She said: 'It was getting near impossible, with Nick driving by every day, past the house, past my shop, past the end of the road, revving his Ferrari's. It was a nightmare. She said he would also call her to tell her: 'It's my house, it isn't yours,' and 'You're nothing'. She claimed Mrs Harrison told her: 'I can't see you in this situation. It's awful. Go and look for a house. I'm going to get you out of here. I'm going to help you but I don't want anybody on my side to know.' The defendant said Mrs Harrison authorised her to look for 'anything up to £1 million'. It was later that Butt, who already had a bridal shop, and her partner began looking into a possible joint business venture. Settling on a bar/restaurant, they looked into how much they would need and Butt said Mrs Harrison offered to provide the £300,000 they felt was required. She wanted us to have it. There was no agreement ever on this money,' said Butt. On one occasion I said my mother would be selling her property and when the monies came through we would pay her back. She said no. I also suggested mortgaging the house. She said no, she wants to help us, she'll do anything to get the business running and she was excited about it. 'We didn't tell anybody from her side. It was her secret. She didn't want anybody from her family to know.' Butt said they agreed on a series of installments, paid by cheques under £15,000 so the man managing the family finances - would not be contacted by the bank. Yet before she died, Mrs Harrison gave a statement to police in which she told officers: 'I feel stupid to have been taken in by Susan Butt. I had no idea she was writing out cheques to herself or the Pacific Bar & Grill. Butt wept in the witness box as she revealed she had been contacted by Nick Harrison to tell her she was not welcome at Joy's funeral. 'I didn't even know she had died,' she told the jury. She said her former partner told her that she, her new partner and their mothers were not to attend the ceremony. Justin Rouse, defending, asked: 'Were you stealing from Joy?' 'No,' she replied. He continued: 'Would you steal from Joy?' 'I wouldn't steal from anybody,' she said, struggling to hold back tears. She said that once the Harrison family had become aware of the payments, Peter Harrison had called her, asking her to attend a meeting. Butt told the court she did not want to have the meeting without talking to Joy first to see what she had wanted her to reveal about their arrangement. However, she heard Joy in the background saying she did not want to speak to her. Butt then went to a meeting with Peter Harrison and Peter Lee, during which she told them Joy had agreed to 'lend' £300,000. She explained she used the word lend because she was still hoping to resolve the situation by speaking with Joy. About 10 days later she said she received a letter from Peter Lee, with three documents he wanted her to sign, as well as returning the money. 'Did you have any difficulty in principal in returning the money?' asked Mr Rouse. 'No, I didn't. My mother and I got a mortgage on her property. She said she would give it to me to pay back. 'If Joy didn't want me to have it I would have paid it back.' Mr Rouse asked: 'In the letter did Peter Lee call you a thief?' 'Yes, he did,' she replied. She said the documents included an acknowledgement that she had stolen the money and would pay it back and one that would allow Nick Harrison more control over their daughter. 'My mother took one look at it and said: "You're not doing it. You're not paying it back. You've done nothing wrong,"' she said. The trial of Butt, of Hookwood, Surrey, continues before Judge Michael Addison at Guildford Crown Court.