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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 told Birmingham Crown Court Nicola had "no worries" and was looking forward to Christmas. 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 added. "She would never have left her son," she told jurors at Birmingham Crown Court.
Jurors have been told that Miss Payne's family received a number of anonymous phone calls after her disappearance. 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.