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Murder accused branded a 'liar' | |
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The trial of a woman accused of killing her mother has been told that the only evidence which puts her in the role of the killer is that of her co-accused. | |
Lisa Brown, 21, and her boyfriend John Wilson, 25, deny murdering Anne Brown at her home in Ayrshire last October. | |
Mr Wilson has admitted helping dump her body in a burn but said Lisa Brown killed her mother. | |
In her closing speech, Ms Brown's defence QC Frances McMenamin described John Wilson as "a consummate liar". | |
She also reminded the jury at the High Court in Glasgow that despite the mother and daughter's well known problems, Anne Brown had died on the "one and only occasion" that John Wilson went to her house. | |
Earlier Mr Wilson's defence QC Iain Duguid addressed the jury. | |
He warned them not to" lump the two accused together" and said his client had never been in trouble and was "stupid" to become involved in criminal conduct. | |
He also said that John Wilson was not violent. | |
Police found Mrs Brown's body during searches in Ayrshire | |
The court has heard from more than 50 witnesses over 19 days of evidence. | The court has heard from more than 50 witnesses over 19 days of evidence. |
Anne Brown's body was found in Clerkland Burn in North Ayrshire last October. | Anne Brown's body was found in Clerkland Burn in North Ayrshire last October. |
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. |