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| Accused 'seen outside Dando home' | Accused 'seen outside Dando home' |
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| A neighbour has told an Old Bailey jury she saw the man accused of Jill Dando's murder outside the BBC presenter's house hours before she was killed. | A neighbour has told an Old Bailey jury she saw the man accused of Jill Dando's murder outside the BBC presenter's house hours before she was killed. |
| Susan Mayes, who lived on the same west London street as Ms Dando, said she was "certain" that it was Barry George whom she spotted acting in a "strange way". | Susan Mayes, who lived on the same west London street as Ms Dando, said she was "certain" that it was Barry George whom she spotted acting in a "strange way". |
| "I thought at the time this man definitely does not want to be seen," Ms Mayes, a City trader, added. | "I thought at the time this man definitely does not want to be seen," Ms Mayes, a City trader, added. |
| Mr George, 48, denies murdering Ms Dando on 26 April 1999. | Mr George, 48, denies murdering Ms Dando on 26 April 1999. |
| He was originally tried for her killing in 2001. | He was originally tried for her killing in 2001. |
| 'Clocked him' | 'Clocked him' |
| The Crimewatch host, 37, was shot through the head on her doorstep at 29 Gowan Avenue in Fulham, west London. | The Crimewatch host, 37, was shot through the head on her doorstep at 29 Gowan Avenue in Fulham, west London. |
| Postman Terry Griffin also told the jury he saw a man of "Mediterranean appearance" outside Miss Dando's house about 90 minutes before the shooting. | |
| Ms Mayes told the court that, on the morning of Ms Dando's death, she saw a man standing by a maroon car which had been double-parked. | Ms Mayes told the court that, on the morning of Ms Dando's death, she saw a man standing by a maroon car which had been double-parked. |
| I thought at the time: 'This man definitely does not want to be seen.' Susan Mayes | I thought at the time: 'This man definitely does not want to be seen.' Susan Mayes |
| She recalled how she identified Mr George in a video parade 18 months later as the man she had seen in the street. | She recalled how she identified Mr George in a video parade 18 months later as the man she had seen in the street. |
| "I was certain that was the person I had seen," she said. | "I was certain that was the person I had seen," she said. |
| Ms Mayes said she had left her house for work when she noticed Mr George parked outside number 28, looking over the road at the odd-numbered buildings. | Ms Mayes said she had left her house for work when she noticed Mr George parked outside number 28, looking over the road at the odd-numbered buildings. |
| Having seen a man behaving suspiciously outside her own home two days previously, she made sure that she "clocked him" for five seconds. | Having seen a man behaving suspiciously outside her own home two days previously, she made sure that she "clocked him" for five seconds. |
| "As I walked nearer to him, he started cleaning his windscreen in a strange way," she told the jury. | "As I walked nearer to him, he started cleaning his windscreen in a strange way," she told the jury. |
| "He was looking towards the ground as I drew alongside him. | "He was looking towards the ground as I drew alongside him. |
| "I thought at the time: 'This man definitely does not want to be seen.'" | "I thought at the time: 'This man definitely does not want to be seen.'" |
| She was asked by the defence whether she might have been mistaken, perhaps having seen Mr George walking around Fulham. | She was asked by the defence whether she might have been mistaken, perhaps having seen Mr George walking around Fulham. |
| "I am satisfied he was the person I saw that morning," Ms Mayes replied. | "I am satisfied he was the person I saw that morning," Ms Mayes replied. |
| "I do not believe I have ever seen him in the neighbourhood." | "I do not believe I have ever seen him in the neighbourhood." |
| Cafe claim | |
| Mr Griffin said he had put letters through Miss Dando's door and was coming through the gate when he saw the man standing in the middle of the road. | |
| "He was looking at me and he was looking at Miss Dando's house. Once I had seen him, he shot behind a van," said Mr Griffin. | |
| He was not able to identify the man in a video identity parade but picked out George as a man who approached him when he went back on duty six weeks after the murder. | |
| Mr Griffin told the court: "I was walking down Gowan Avenue when number two (George) came up to me and said 'I have seen the killer of Jill Dando in a cafe'." | |
| He said George asked what they should do and was told to ring the police. | |
| Another witness - local resident Helen Scott - said a man matching George's description had been hanging around Fulham Palace Road, near Gowan Avenue, the night before. | |
| The trial was adjourned until Tuesday. |