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| Man admits dumping body in burn | Man admits dumping body in burn |
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| A man on trial for the murder of his girlfriend's mother has admitted packaging her body and dumping it in an Ayrshire burn. | A man on trial for the murder of his girlfriend's mother has admitted packaging her body and dumping it in an Ayrshire burn. |
| John Wilson, 25, told the High Court in Glasgow that Anne Brown was killed by her daughter Lisa Brown. | John Wilson, 25, told the High Court in Glasgow that Anne Brown was killed by her daughter Lisa Brown. |
| The couple deny murdering Mrs Brown in October last year and have lodged special defences of incrimination blaming each other for the killing. | The couple deny murdering Mrs Brown in October last year and have lodged special defences of incrimination blaming each other for the killing. |
| Mr Wilson said he helped cover the body and put it in Lisa Brown's car. | Mr Wilson said he helped cover the body and put it in Lisa Brown's car. |
| The court was told the couple have had a child since being remanded in custody. | The court was told the couple have had a child since being remanded in custody. |
| Mr Wilson told the trial he helped dispose of the body to stay together with his girlfriend and ensure he had contact with his child. | Mr Wilson told the trial he helped dispose of the body to stay together with his girlfriend and ensure he had contact with his child. |
| I asked Lisa to show me where the body was and it was in between two sheds John WilsonAccused | I asked Lisa to show me where the body was and it was in between two sheds John WilsonAccused |
| Anne Brown's body was found in Clerkland Burn in North Ayrshire in October last year. | Anne Brown's body was found in Clerkland Burn in North Ayrshire in October last year. |
| The former security guard told how he started dating Ms Brown in 2007 and she later moved in with him at his flat in Glasgow. | The former security guard told how he started dating Ms Brown in 2007 and she later moved in with him at his flat in Glasgow. |
| They had an on-off relationship and last September, Ms Brown told him to choose between her and his job. | They had an on-off relationship and last September, Ms Brown told him to choose between her and his job. |
| He left his work, leaving both with little income despite her being pregnant with their child. | He left his work, leaving both with little income despite her being pregnant with their child. |
| The court earlier heard how Ms Brown had been involved in a dispute with her mother over a child that they cared for. | The court earlier heard how Ms Brown had been involved in a dispute with her mother over a child that they cared for. |
| QC Ian Duguid asked Mr Wilson: "Did you kill Anne Brown?" He replied: "No." | QC Ian Duguid asked Mr Wilson: "Did you kill Anne Brown?" He replied: "No." |
| Mr Duguid said : "Who did?" The 25 year-old replied: "Lisa." | Mr Duguid said : "Who did?" The 25 year-old replied: "Lisa." |
| Mr Wilson then told the jury that he had been in a field behind Mrs Brown's home that evening when his girlfriend had come out and said: "John, I think I have killed my mum". | Mr Wilson then told the jury that he had been in a field behind Mrs Brown's home that evening when his girlfriend had come out and said: "John, I think I have killed my mum". |
| I loved Lisa. If I did not do as she wanted, I would have lost her and not seen my child. John Wilson | |
| He added: "I asked her what happened and she said that she was defending herself. I asked her to show me where the body was and it was in between two sheds. | He added: "I asked her what happened and she said that she was defending herself. I asked her to show me where the body was and it was in between two sheds. |
| "There was blood all over her face and she was not moving. She was lying still, flat on the ground." | "There was blood all over her face and she was not moving. She was lying still, flat on the ground." |
| He admitted helping wrap the body and put it in the boot of Anne Brown's Ford Focus. | He admitted helping wrap the body and put it in the boot of Anne Brown's Ford Focus. |
| Mr Wilson said Ms Brown drove them to ponds near Craignaught Farm, Ayrshire. | Mr Wilson said Ms Brown drove them to ponds near Craignaught Farm, Ayrshire. |
| He told the court he took the remains down to the water while Ms Brown stayed in the vehicle with the child. | He told the court he took the remains down to the water while Ms Brown stayed in the vehicle with the child. |
| Mr Wilson admitted he later lied to police by claiming when they got to Anne Brown's home that evening, she had not been there. | Mr Wilson admitted he later lied to police by claiming when they got to Anne Brown's home that evening, she had not been there. |
| He said this was a story he and his girlfriend had planned to stick to until he learned that she was blaming him for the murder. | He said this was a story he and his girlfriend had planned to stick to until he learned that she was blaming him for the murder. |
| Stick together | Stick together |
| He told the court: "We had agreed that we would stick together and when we got out of jail, we would get back together and live happily ever after." | He told the court: "We had agreed that we would stick together and when we got out of jail, we would get back together and live happily ever after." |
| His QC Mr Duguid later asked him: "How did you end up doing something as criminal as this?" | His QC Mr Duguid later asked him: "How did you end up doing something as criminal as this?" |
| Mr Wilson told him: "I loved Lisa. If I did not do as she wanted, I would have lost her and not seen my child. I still have not seen my child." | Mr Wilson told him: "I loved Lisa. If I did not do as she wanted, I would have lost her and not seen my child. I still have not seen my child." |
| It is claimed Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson struck Anne Brown on the head and body with a blunt object or objects and that her daughter had previously "evinced malice and ill-will towards her". | It is claimed Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson struck Anne Brown on the head and body with a blunt object or objects and that her daughter had previously "evinced malice and ill-will towards her". |
| Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson are then alleged to have attempted to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of her body in the burn. | Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson are then alleged to have attempted to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of her body in the burn. |
| They are also accused of washing a quantity of bloodstained clothing which they wore at the time of the alleged attack. | They are also accused of washing a quantity of bloodstained clothing which they wore at the time of the alleged attack. |
| The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues. | The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues. |