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| Rurik Jutting: British banker pleads not guilty to HK murders | |
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| A British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong has pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility. | A British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong has pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| As his trial opened, Rurik Jutting pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter but this was rejected. | As his trial opened, Rurik Jutting pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter but this was rejected. |
| Police found the bodies of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih in Mr Jutting's apartment in November 2014. | Police found the bodies of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih in Mr Jutting's apartment in November 2014. |
| Mr Jutting, 31, faces a possible life sentence if convicted in what is Hong Kong's biggest murder trial in years. | Mr Jutting, 31, faces a possible life sentence if convicted in what is Hong Kong's biggest murder trial in years. |
| Jurors were warned they would have to see "extremely upsetting" images during the trial, including video taken on Mr Jutting's phone. | Jurors were warned they would have to see "extremely upsetting" images during the trial, including video taken on Mr Jutting's phone. |
| Read more: Sumarti Ningsih's story | Read more: Sumarti Ningsih's story |
| Mr Jutting, who has been detained at a maximum security prison since his arrest, has already been deemed psychiatrically fit to stand trial. | Mr Jutting, who has been detained at a maximum security prison since his arrest, has already been deemed psychiatrically fit to stand trial. |
| He also pleaded at the High Court to a third charge of unlawful burial of a body. | |
| Calm and collected defendant: Danny Vincent, BBC News, Hong Kong High Court | Calm and collected defendant: Danny Vincent, BBC News, Hong Kong High Court |
| Rurik Jutting appeared noticeably thinner in court than during his earlier pre-trial hearings. He arrived flanked by four police officers. | Rurik Jutting appeared noticeably thinner in court than during his earlier pre-trial hearings. He arrived flanked by four police officers. |
| Clean-shaven, he wore a smart blue shirt and black spectacles. The Cambridge educated banker took notes and appeared calm and collected as he pleaded not guilty to murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Clean-shaven, he wore a smart blue shirt and black spectacles. The Cambridge educated banker took notes and appeared calm and collected as he pleaded not guilty to murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| The jury were warned that they would be expected to look at extremely violent evidence during the trial. | The jury were warned that they would be expected to look at extremely violent evidence during the trial. |
| The court heard that the defendant recorded scenes of torture inflicted on his first victim on his phone. | The court heard that the defendant recorded scenes of torture inflicted on his first victim on his phone. |
| Police were called to Mr Jutting's luxury apartment in Hong Kong's Wan Chai area early on 1 November 2014. | Police were called to Mr Jutting's luxury apartment in Hong Kong's Wan Chai area early on 1 November 2014. |
| They found one of the victims with knife wounds on her neck and buttock, police reports at the time said. Later they found the body of the other victim in a suitcase decomposing. Both women were in their 20s. | They found one of the victims with knife wounds on her neck and buttock, police reports at the time said. Later they found the body of the other victim in a suitcase decomposing. Both women were in their 20s. |
| The gruesome deaths shocked the city, widely considered among the safest in the world. | The gruesome deaths shocked the city, widely considered among the safest in the world. |
| The case is being closely watched by migrant workers in Hong Kong and a group campaigning for their rights staged a protest outside the court on Monday. | |
| Mr Jutting, a Cambridge University graduate, worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as a securities trader up until a few days before the discovery of the bodies. | Mr Jutting, a Cambridge University graduate, worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as a securities trader up until a few days before the discovery of the bodies. |