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| Murder suspect talked of eating Boyzone founder raw, court told | Murder suspect talked of eating Boyzone founder raw, court told |
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| An alleged killer talked of eating her celebrity former boyfriend “raw” as she interrogated her French au pair for hours, a court has heard. | An alleged killer talked of eating her celebrity former boyfriend “raw” as she interrogated her French au pair for hours, a court has heard. |
| Sabrina Kouider, 35, was obsessed that Sophie Lionnet was in league with Mark Walton, who founded the band Boyzone, jurors at the Old Bailey in London have heard. | Sabrina Kouider, 35, was obsessed that Sophie Lionnet was in league with Mark Walton, who founded the band Boyzone, jurors at the Old Bailey in London have heard. |
| Kouider and Ouissem Medouni, 40, are accused of torturing Lionett into making a “confession” before killing her and burning the body in the garden of their home in Wimbledon. | Kouider and Ouissem Medouni, 40, are accused of torturing Lionett into making a “confession” before killing her and burning the body in the garden of their home in Wimbledon. |
| Jurors have been played hours of recorded interrogations the defendants made in the days before Lionnet’s death in September. | Jurors have been played hours of recorded interrogations the defendants made in the days before Lionnet’s death in September. |
| In them, Kouider shouted at the 21-year-old au pair and repeatedly demanded to know the location of the house where she claimed Walton had taken her. | In them, Kouider shouted at the 21-year-old au pair and repeatedly demanded to know the location of the house where she claimed Walton had taken her. |
| Lionnet was threatened with 40 years in jail, with Kouider ranting: “You should be in custody. I’m trying to help you after all and I want you to help me, too. | Lionnet was threatened with 40 years in jail, with Kouider ranting: “You should be in custody. I’m trying to help you after all and I want you to help me, too. |
| “I help you, you must help me stop a fucking paedophile so you tell me where is the house right now. Where is the house. Look at me, Sophie. You have done enough damage already.” | “I help you, you must help me stop a fucking paedophile so you tell me where is the house right now. Where is the house. Look at me, Sophie. You have done enough damage already.” |
| Kouider accused Lionnet of taking her for “a fool”, saying: “If you had told me I would have protected you and would have eaten him raw in front of you.” | Kouider accused Lionnet of taking her for “a fool”, saying: “If you had told me I would have protected you and would have eaten him raw in front of you.” |
| In one recording made just before midnight on 11 September, Medouni likened Lionnet to a French person who gave up Jews to the Nazis. | In one recording made just before midnight on 11 September, Medouni likened Lionnet to a French person who gave up Jews to the Nazis. |
| Kouider went on to say Lionnet had a dream Walton would make her a star, as she questioned her about an alleged indecent assault in a public toilet. | Kouider went on to say Lionnet had a dream Walton would make her a star, as she questioned her about an alleged indecent assault in a public toilet. |
| She told her: “He did it to you and you enjoyed it.” | She told her: “He did it to you and you enjoyed it.” |
| Lionnet whispered that he had given her a “massage”, but Kouider carried on: “Like what he did to me, hun. You should start screaming ... You could have said ‘leave me alone’.” | Lionnet whispered that he had given her a “massage”, but Kouider carried on: “Like what he did to me, hun. You should start screaming ... You could have said ‘leave me alone’.” |
| The defendant continued to rant about how Walton had promised to make Lionnet a star. | The defendant continued to rant about how Walton had promised to make Lionnet a star. |
| She said: “He sold you a dream and you believed it.” | She said: “He sold you a dream and you believed it.” |
| Lionnet rarely spoke and her replies to the couple’s relentless questioning were barely audible. | Lionnet rarely spoke and her replies to the couple’s relentless questioning were barely audible. |
| Jurors have heard that none of the allegations against Walton are true. | Jurors have heard that none of the allegations against Walton are true. |
| Kouider and Medouni have admitted perverting the course of justice but deny murder. | Kouider and Medouni have admitted perverting the course of justice but deny murder. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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