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| A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a woman he did not know as she walked her dog along a bridle path in Carmarthenshire. | A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a woman he did not know as she walked her dog along a bridle path in Carmarthenshire. |
| Adrian Jones, 17, used a barbell to beat 24-year-old Kelly Hyde, from Ammanford, around the head. It was later found in his bedroom. | Adrian Jones, 17, used a barbell to beat 24-year-old Kelly Hyde, from Ammanford, around the head. It was later found in his bedroom. |
| Swansea Crown Court heard a dog lead stained with Ms Hyde's blood was also found at the youth's home. | Swansea Crown Court heard a dog lead stained with Ms Hyde's blood was also found at the youth's home. |
| Jones had denied murder, saying he just found the lead and took it home. | Jones had denied murder, saying he just found the lead and took it home. |
| As the jury returned a majority verdict, Jones sobbed in the dock and several members of Ms Hyde's family burst into tears. | |
| Sentencing was adjourned until Friday but the judge allowed for the defendant's identity to be revealed in public for the first time. | |
| Repeatedly lied | |
| The three-week trial had heard Ms Hyde disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. | The three-week trial had heard Ms Hyde disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. |
| Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. | Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. |
| Her disappearance was said to be out of character. | Her disappearance was said to be out of character. |
| Ms Hyde had a number of jobs including trainee hairdresser, barmaid, working at a riding stables and at Leekes department store in Cross Hands. | Ms Hyde had a number of jobs including trainee hairdresser, barmaid, working at a riding stables and at Leekes department store in Cross Hands. |
| Adrian Jones repeatedly lied to police, the prosecution said | |
| Jones, 16 at the time, was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. | Jones, 16 at the time, was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. |
| Forensic tests also confirmed that her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home. | Forensic tests also confirmed that her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home. |
| He told the jury he came across a dog lead used by Ms Hyde as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis on the day she disappeared. | He told the jury he came across a dog lead used by Ms Hyde as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis on the day she disappeared. |
| He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood soaked. | He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood soaked. |
| At the point where he found the lead he noticed "about a cupful" of blood on the ground and thought a fox may have attacked another animal. | At the point where he found the lead he noticed "about a cupful" of blood on the ground and thought a fox may have attacked another animal. |
| However the prosecution told the court Jones had repeatedly lied when questioned by police. | However the prosecution told the court Jones had repeatedly lied when questioned by police. |