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Coventry mum Nicola Payne 'would never leave her son' | Coventry mum Nicola Payne 'would never leave her son' |
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The mother of missing Nicola Payne has told a murder trial her daughter was a devoted mother who would never leave her young son. | The mother of missing Nicola Payne has told a murder trial her daughter was a devoted mother who would never leave her young son. |
The 18-year-old disappeared as she walked to her parents' house in Coventry in December 1991. Her body has never been found. | The 18-year-old disappeared as she walked to her parents' house in Coventry in December 1991. Her body has never been found. |
Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly, deny her murder. | Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly, deny her murder. |
Marilyn Payne said Nicola was looking forward to Christmas in a new home with her partner and son. | |
"She would never have left her son," she told jurors at Birmingham Crown Court. | |
The court has heard Miss Payne's family received a number of anonymous phone calls after her disappearance. | |
Marilyn Payne said they were made by one person, whom she described as being "very vicious". | Marilyn Payne said they were made by one person, whom she described as being "very vicious". |
Prosecutors allege Miss Payne was abducted and murdered as she crossed wasteland known as the Black Pad in Coventry. | Prosecutors allege Miss Payne was abducted and murdered as she crossed wasteland known as the Black Pad in Coventry. |
Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, and Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, Coventry, are now aged 51, but were both 27 at the time of her disappearance, on 14 December 1991. | Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, and Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, Coventry, are now aged 51, but were both 27 at the time of her disappearance, on 14 December 1991. |
In evidence, Miss Payne's father, John, said it was unusual for her to walk to their house. | |
He told the court he first called her boyfriend, Jason Cook, when his daughter did not reach their home and then started to search for her. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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