Friend has caused nearly £300 plus worth of destruction

I think this is OPs bunny boiler friend commenting here to gaslight further & cast doubt on OP

Here's a worse situation....i lent my friend a diamond tennis bracelet and within 24hrs she'd lost it.
Despite not denying that she had it, she's saying it's not her responsibility to replace it.
As soon as she told me, we both looked up the cost to replace it, £8,850!
I couldn't believe it was worth that much. It was just under £5k when it was bought, but I had no idea it had increased by so much.
She's now refusing to see or speak to me, and it's not because she's embarrassed about losing it, she's arguing that I shouldn't have lent it to her.
Where do I stand? I'd be angry about £300 damage but would write off the friendship and deal with the repairs, but this is a whole lot bigger.

What a crazy bitch.

I'd pursue her love interest, then make sure to "accidentally" spill all the tea so she knows.

Then I'd maybe consider us "even".

19 pages, and no photo of the damaged jewellery nor of the console in the hallway...

This. And maybe tell ‘friend’ that you both know that’s bullshit and not what happened. That’s obviously the version she’ll be telling people. Defo tell (warn!) mutual male friend, and other mutual friends!! If she had a spare key, or knows where you keep yours, change the locks, just in case… then try to let it go, put in the crazy story box, she’s not worth your negative energy…

Clearly this woman is dangerous. Wow. Simply wipe your mouth of the whole event and steer clear. Including blocking her. I get that you're annoyed- but quite seriously you need to have nothing more to do with her. Your simple inaction will speak volumes to her. Good luck!

Well you can pursue the man now if you’re interested. Are you?

So did you stumble and fall or not? You say you didn’t then you say ‘even so’ like you did stumble and fall but it’s not responsible for the damage.
Why would she say this happened if it didn’t?
I think maybe draw a line under your friendship and walk away.

So she's a liar as well as nasty. This wasn't anger, this was deliberate retaliation for a perceived slight.

Id call her out.

I don't think you'll see the money again. But I wouldn't see her again either. Though if this man is a mutual friend I might be giving him fair warning too.

She did this on purpose, let it out for you to find then lied and gaslit you. Shes not your friend

Police are stretched enough without reporting stuff like this. You know she did it. She knows she did it. You end the friendship .Sorted.

I had a friend who went mental
on me one night. Anyway she was staying in the same room that my boxed wedding dress was in so I actually moved it out. I had a really bad feeling she’d do something to it in her rage. We haven’t been friends really ever since. This awful incident goes to show what a toxic friend can do.

It’s basically her word against yours. I don’t think you will win this. You’ve probably really upset her. She sounds volatile. Pick your friends more carefully in future and be clear about friendship before men.

I would have a good look at everything she had access to, I doubt she took out all her wrath on your jewellery.

Please don't drag the guy into this as 'revenge'.

He's done nothing.

She is unhinged, don’t continue to contact. Forget about any compensation.

I'd be amazed if the police even agreed to log this.

You have no proof the police won’t do anything.

Shag the guy.

YANBO OP

My DH can do things like this such as eat twice as much as me but seemingly not realise so I have to tell him and then he'll stop. For example he'll eat some fries off my plate but he's a fast eater and I eat really slowly so I have to stay can you stop now so there are some for me?! He doesn't do it all the time or even that often but I have to say.

It is criminal damage and an offence

I've not read all replies, but how can jewellery worth in excess of £300 (allegedly) be broken or damaged without a lot of force & a hammer or suchlike?

Or perhaps there was a hammer left on the hall table ?
Or perhaps....

Wow, a friend would not behave like that!
She needs to apologise and pay to repair the jewellery. Even if you're both attracted to the same man, that's no excuse for such vindictiveness.

I own a few pieces of jewellery from my grandmother and from my aunt who died young. It isn't worth a lot but I'm really fond of it and sometimes have it out on display. So nothing (very) weird about keeping jewellery on a console table I think 😊

Are you for real?

Aww give over! Were you both p*ed? If so, if you love her & she’s a valued friend you’ll forgive her. £300 is nothing, you can’t put a price on a good friendship 🫶🏻
We’re all human & screw up sometimes especially under the influence! Makes me laugh on here, the drama! Psychotic???? Getting locks changed??? Too much tv!
On the other hand, if this was sober behaviour or she’s not a valued friend, get rid!😮‍💨

Jesus, she sounds unhinged.

How old is she? How long have you known her? What does she work as?

Really struggling to imagine the type of person who would behave like this in real life.

Absolutely tell everybody. All her friends and colleagues.