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Girl 'called for murdered mother' | |
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A daughter of a Mercedes executive allegedly killed by her partner cried "I want Mummy" as the girl was taken away from the scene, a court has heard. | |
Alan Jermey, 41, denies murdering 34-year-old Kirsty Wilson at their home in Woking, Surrey, in August last year. | Alan Jermey, 41, denies murdering 34-year-old Kirsty Wilson at their home in Woking, Surrey, in August last year. |
Mr Jermey is said to have strangled the mother-of-two and set fire to her body with petrol after learning she planned to leave him for her married boss. | Mr Jermey is said to have strangled the mother-of-two and set fire to her body with petrol after learning she planned to leave him for her married boss. |
The Old Bailey heard a neighbour saw him help his daughters flee the fire. | The Old Bailey heard a neighbour saw him help his daughters flee the fire. |
Juliet Monk told the court she opened her front door just before midnight to see what was going on after hearing a child's voice calling out. | Juliet Monk told the court she opened her front door just before midnight to see what was going on after hearing a child's voice calling out. |
The hearing was told how Mr Jermey had climbed onto the flat roof of an extension at the back of the four-bedroom house with the couple's two daughters. | The hearing was told how Mr Jermey had climbed onto the flat roof of an extension at the back of the four-bedroom house with the couple's two daughters. |
Child 'calmed' | Child 'calmed' |
Mrs Monk, who no longer lives at the address, said: "The child was screaming something to the effect of 'I want Mummy, I want Mummy'. | |
"At one point the child made a dash as if running back to the bathroom window and the father was obviously trying to keep the child calm." | "At one point the child made a dash as if running back to the bathroom window and the father was obviously trying to keep the child calm." |
Mr Jermey did not make any calls for help, she added. | Mr Jermey did not make any calls for help, she added. |
"At that point it all seemed sort of surreal, I couldn't understand what on earth you'd be doing on a flat roof because I couldn't see any smoke or any evidence of fire," she said. | "At that point it all seemed sort of surreal, I couldn't understand what on earth you'd be doing on a flat roof because I couldn't see any smoke or any evidence of fire," she said. |
The jury has been told Miss Wilson had told Mr Jermey she was leaving him and that the house in Greenmeads was about to be put on the market. | The jury has been told Miss Wilson had told Mr Jermey she was leaving him and that the house in Greenmeads was about to be put on the market. |
She had been having an affair with Simon Goddard, her boss at the Basingstoke Mercedes dealership in Hampshire. | She had been having an affair with Simon Goddard, her boss at the Basingstoke Mercedes dealership in Hampshire. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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