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India Chipchase trial: Jury sent out to consider verdict India Chipchase death: Edward Tenniswood guilty of murder and rape
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The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping and murdering a barmaid has been sent out to consider its verdict. An "oddball" loner has been found guilty of raping and murdering a barmaid he promised to "get home safe" after they met outside a nightclub.
India Chipchase, 20, was found dead under sheeting on a mattress at a house in Stanley Road, Northampton on 31 January this year. India Chipchase, 20, was found dead under a plastic sheet on a mattress at a house in Northampton on 31 January.
During the two-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, the prosecution alleged Edward Tenniswood, of Stanley Road, overpowered his victim before "squeezing the life" out of her. Edward Tenniswood, 52, claimed the pair had consensual sex and he had throttled Miss Chipchase a result of his "over-eagerness" in bed.
The 52-year-old denies rape and murder. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court took under two hours to find him guilty.
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Jurors have been told by the judge they have three options regarding the murder charge: guilty of murder; not guilty of murder; or not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. Live updates on this story
Regarding the rape charge, they must decide if he is guilty or not guilty. Speaking to the victim's aunt and uncle ahead of sentencing, the Judge Mr Justice Saunders QC said "There is no sentence I can pass that can fully compensate for the loss of India"
During the trial, the court heard Miss Chipchase got into a taxi with Mr Tenniswood back to his house from outside NB's nightclub in the town. During a two-week trial, the court heard Miss Chipchase was drunk when she got into a taxi with Tenniswood outside NB's nightclub in Northampton.
He told the jury Miss Chipchase had placed his hands on her neck during "loving" sex at his house. The killer told jurors his victim had placed his hands on her neck during "loving" sex at his house.
He said he inadvertently throttled Miss Chipchase through "inexperience and incompetence". He said he inadvertently throttled her through "inexperience and incompetence".
Mr Tenniswood told the court: "I, in my over-eagerness to please her, either sustained the pressure just too long or just gripped too tightly." "I, in my over-eagerness to please her, either sustained the pressure just too long or just gripped too tightly," he claimed.
He "cuddled up" to her lifeless body and then sat and drank in a hotel bar for 22 hours until police arrested him.