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Rurik Jutting: Hong Kong murder trial shown 'torture' video | Rurik Jutting: Hong Kong murder trial shown 'torture' video |
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Jurors in the Hong Kong murder trial of a British banker have been shown videos of the attack on one of the victims. | Jurors in the Hong Kong murder trial of a British banker have been shown videos of the attack on one of the victims. |
Filmed on his phone, Rurik Jutting describes how he raped and tortured Sumarti Ningsih before killing her. | |
Mr Jutting pleaded not guilty to the murder of two Indonesian women in 2014 on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Mr Jutting pleaded not guilty to the murder of two Indonesian women in 2014 on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
He did plead guilty to manslaughter, but that has been rejected by the prosecution. | He did plead guilty to manslaughter, but that has been rejected by the prosecution. |
Police found the bodies of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih in Mr Jutting's luxury flat in November 2014. | Police found the bodies of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih in Mr Jutting's luxury flat in November 2014. |
Prosecutors say his first victim, Sumarti Ningsih, 23, was tortured for three days after arriving at the flat in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district on 25 October. | Prosecutors say his first victim, Sumarti Ningsih, 23, was tortured for three days after arriving at the flat in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district on 25 October. |
In one video shown to the jury on Tuesday, he is heard asking her if she loved him before torturing her. | In one video shown to the jury on Tuesday, he is heard asking her if she loved him before torturing her. |
"Do you want me to hit you? If you say 'Yes', I hit you once. If you say 'No' I hit you twice," he is heard saying. | "Do you want me to hit you? If you say 'Yes', I hit you once. If you say 'No' I hit you twice," he is heard saying. |
"If you scream I will punch you, you understand?" | "If you scream I will punch you, you understand?" |
Read more: Sumarti Ningsih's story | Read more: Sumarti Ningsih's story |
The only sound that can be heard from Sumarti Ningsih is a muted squeal, reporters in court said. | The only sound that can be heard from Sumarti Ningsih is a muted squeal, reporters in court said. |
The footage was shown to jurors on individual screens. Although reporters in court could not see the footage they could hear the audio. | The footage was shown to jurors on individual screens. Although reporters in court could not see the footage they could hear the audio. |
Clips then shown to the jury appeared to show Mr Jutting saying how he had killed Sumarti Ningsih in the bathroom at his flat. | Clips then shown to the jury appeared to show Mr Jutting saying how he had killed Sumarti Ningsih in the bathroom at his flat. |
"My name is Rurik Jutting. About five minutes ago I just killed, murdered, this woman here," he says, pointing the camera down briefly to show the body. | "My name is Rurik Jutting. About five minutes ago I just killed, murdered, this woman here," he says, pointing the camera down briefly to show the body. |
"I've held her captive since early Saturday, I've raped her repeatedly, I tortured her, tortured her badly," he says. | "I've held her captive since early Saturday, I've raped her repeatedly, I tortured her, tortured her badly," he says. |
He then talks about using cocaine and prostitutes in Hong Kong and the Philippines. | He then talks about using cocaine and prostitutes in Hong Kong and the Philippines. |
At one point he said he fantasised about returning to the UK, kidnapping teenage students and forcing them to become his sex slaves. | At one point he said he fantasised about returning to the UK, kidnapping teenage students and forcing them to become his sex slaves. |
The BBC's Danny Vincent in court, says the Cambridge-educated banker sat silently looking away from the screen playing the video. | The BBC's Danny Vincent in court, says the Cambridge-educated banker sat silently looking away from the screen playing the video. |
When police arrived at the flat on 1 November 2014 they found the body of Seneng Mujiasih, 26, with knife wounds to her neck and buttock. | When police arrived at the flat on 1 November 2014 they found the body of Seneng Mujiasih, 26, with knife wounds to her neck and buttock. |
The body of Sumarti Ningsih was found in a suitcase, decomposing. | The body of Sumarti Ningsih was found in a suitcase, decomposing. |
Mr Jutting faces a possible life sentence if convicted in what is Hong Kong's biggest murder trial in years. | Mr Jutting faces a possible life sentence if convicted in what is Hong Kong's biggest murder trial in years. |
The case is being closely watched by migrant workers in Hong Kong and a group campaigning for their rights has staged a protest outside the court. | The case is being closely watched by migrant workers in Hong Kong and a group campaigning for their rights has staged a protest outside the court. |
Mr Jutting worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as a securities trader up until a few days before the discovery of the bodies. | Mr Jutting worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as a securities trader up until a few days before the discovery of the bodies. |