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| India Chipchase: Trial jury told she was 'raped and throttled' | India Chipchase: Trial jury told she was 'raped and throttled' |
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| A bookkeeper was heard telling a young barmaid outside a nightclub "I'll get you home safe" before she was raped and murdered, a court has heard. | A bookkeeper was heard telling a young barmaid outside a nightclub "I'll get you home safe" before she was raped and murdered, a court has heard. |
| The body of India Chipchase, 20, was found at a house in Stanley Road, Northampton, on 31 January. | The body of India Chipchase, 20, was found at a house in Stanley Road, Northampton, on 31 January. |
| Birmingham Crown Court heard Edward Tenniswood, 52, of Stanley Road, Northampton, denies her murder. | |
| Christopher Donnellan QC, prosecuting, said Miss Chipchase's body was found on a mattress at the defendent's home. | |
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| Mr Donnellan said Mr Tenniswood turned up outside NB's cocktail bar in Northampton in the early hours of 30 January where Miss Chipchase was in a "fairly pickled state". | Mr Donnellan said Mr Tenniswood turned up outside NB's cocktail bar in Northampton in the early hours of 30 January where Miss Chipchase was in a "fairly pickled state". |
| "Others nearby thought from the way he spoke to her, he knew her," said Mr Donnellan. "He was overheard by others to say, 'not to worry', and he'd get her home safe - he didn't." | "Others nearby thought from the way he spoke to her, he knew her," said Mr Donnellan. "He was overheard by others to say, 'not to worry', and he'd get her home safe - he didn't." |
| The jury of six men and six women heard that Miss Chipchase's death "was no dreadful accident" and that Mr Tenniswood "raped and throttled" her at his home in Stanley Road. | The jury of six men and six women heard that Miss Chipchase's death "was no dreadful accident" and that Mr Tenniswood "raped and throttled" her at his home in Stanley Road. |
| Mr Donnellan said after she died, he set about tidying up. | Mr Donnellan said after she died, he set about tidying up. |
| 'Sexual motive' | 'Sexual motive' |
| The court heard how Mr Tenniswood checked into the Ibis Hotel in Mare Fare at about 21:30 GMT on 30 January. Her body was discovered inside his home at about 15:30 the next day and he was arrested three hours later, the court heard. | The court heard how Mr Tenniswood checked into the Ibis Hotel in Mare Fare at about 21:30 GMT on 30 January. Her body was discovered inside his home at about 15:30 the next day and he was arrested three hours later, the court heard. |
| "He re-clothed her, covered her in a sheet and left her. He removed her belongings." | "He re-clothed her, covered her in a sheet and left her. He removed her belongings." |
| The jury was told Mr Tenniswood had put on clear plastic vinyl gloves which were later found in a bag of rubbish. | The jury was told Mr Tenniswood had put on clear plastic vinyl gloves which were later found in a bag of rubbish. |
| Miss Chipchase's blood was on the outside of the gloves, he said, and his partial DNA was also found on the gloves. | Miss Chipchase's blood was on the outside of the gloves, he said, and his partial DNA was also found on the gloves. |
| "He alone knows what the motive was," said Mr Donnellan. "It was very likely sexual. | "He alone knows what the motive was," said Mr Donnellan. "It was very likely sexual. |
| "When she resisted he gripped her around the throat and squeezed. She suffered a blunt force trauma to the head and face and appeared to put up a struggle," he said. | "When she resisted he gripped her around the throat and squeezed. She suffered a blunt force trauma to the head and face and appeared to put up a struggle," he said. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |