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| S&M lover 'urged to murder wife' | S&M lover 'urged to murder wife' |
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| A woman who has admitted stabbing to death her lover's wife said he had texted her to persuade her to kill her. | A woman who has admitted stabbing to death her lover's wife said he had texted her to persuade her to kill her. |
| Rebecca Harris, 30, from Morriston, Swansea, who was in a sado-masochistic relationship with Stephen Marsh, has admitted killing Jaspal Marsh, 37. | Rebecca Harris, 30, from Morriston, Swansea, who was in a sado-masochistic relationship with Stephen Marsh, has admitted killing Jaspal Marsh, 37. |
| Mr Marsh, 36, of Gorseinon, denies murder at Swansea Crown Court. | Mr Marsh, 36, of Gorseinon, denies murder at Swansea Crown Court. |
| Harris told the jury that Mr Marsh could be very persuasive and he sent text messages while she was at a night club asking if she was going to do it. | Harris told the jury that Mr Marsh could be very persuasive and he sent text messages while she was at a night club asking if she was going to do it. |
| Mrs Marsh was stabbed 16 times as she tried to fight off her attacker in her bedroom at Gorseinon, the trial has been told. | Mrs Marsh was stabbed 16 times as she tried to fight off her attacker in her bedroom at Gorseinon, the trial has been told. |
| Harris told the jury at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday that she was in an unhappy marriage to a man approaching 70, when she met and fell in love with Mr Marsh. They had been having an affair for eight months. | Harris told the jury at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday that she was in an unhappy marriage to a man approaching 70, when she met and fell in love with Mr Marsh. They had been having an affair for eight months. |
| They worked together at a directory inquiries call centre in Swansea. | |
| A couple of months into their relationship, she said he asked her to cut him with a knife. | A couple of months into their relationship, she said he asked her to cut him with a knife. |
| She thought it "disgusting and sick" but eventually agreed, she said, because Mr Marsh had a "way of persuading you". | She thought it "disgusting and sick" but eventually agreed, she said, because Mr Marsh had a "way of persuading you". |
| Stephen Marsh denies arranging the killing of his wife | Stephen Marsh denies arranging the killing of his wife |
| Sometime later, the jury was told, he asked to cut her and she agreed to a single cut but he seemed "like a man possessed" slicing at her back, arm and leg. | Sometime later, the jury was told, he asked to cut her and she agreed to a single cut but he seemed "like a man possessed" slicing at her back, arm and leg. |
| Giving evidence, Harris told the jury of the night Mrs Marsh was murdered in July 2006. | Giving evidence, Harris told the jury of the night Mrs Marsh was murdered in July 2006. |
| She said Mr Marsh pestered her to kill his wife while they were at an office party in Swansea. Eventually she agreed, to "get her off his back," Harris said. | She said Mr Marsh pestered her to kill his wife while they were at an office party in Swansea. Eventually she agreed, to "get her off his back," Harris said. |
| The court heard that he went away to arrange an alibi and she went back to the party but he kept texting her asking her to kill his wife and she texted back that she would not. | The court heard that he went away to arrange an alibi and she went back to the party but he kept texting her asking her to kill his wife and she texted back that she would not. |
| He said he would get an alibi for the night and give the police four clues that would take the suspicion off of him and me. Rebecca Harris | He said he would get an alibi for the night and give the police four clues that would take the suspicion off of him and me. Rebecca Harris |
| She claimed her lover had repeatedly pressed her to allow him to kill her elderly husband Ronald, who she claimed was abusive and violent towards her. | She claimed her lover had repeatedly pressed her to allow him to kill her elderly husband Ronald, who she claimed was abusive and violent towards her. |
| But she said she did want her husband to die "but to die of natural causes". | But she said she did want her husband to die "but to die of natural causes". |
| She claimed Mr Marsh said that he would divorce Jaspal to get her out of the way. | She claimed Mr Marsh said that he would divorce Jaspal to get her out of the way. |
| But the next day she said he was angry, saying he could not get divorced and would have to have Jaspal killed. | But the next day she said he was angry, saying he could not get divorced and would have to have Jaspal killed. |
| She said that he would arrange an office party so that he was out of the way and then go about establishing an alibi. | She said that he would arrange an office party so that he was out of the way and then go about establishing an alibi. |
| Jaspal Marsh died after she was stabbed 16 times in her bedroom | Jaspal Marsh died after she was stabbed 16 times in her bedroom |
| "He said he would get an alibi for the night and give the police four clules that would take the suspicion off of him and me," she told the trial. | "He said he would get an alibi for the night and give the police four clules that would take the suspicion off of him and me," she told the trial. |
| They had discussed details of the murder on many occasions in pubs and in her car, she added. | They had discussed details of the murder on many occasions in pubs and in her car, she added. |
| He then said he wanted her to carry out the murder and set out in detail how she should go about it. | He then said he wanted her to carry out the murder and set out in detail how she should go about it. |
| Harris said she had refused on several occasions and during the period she had been so depressed about her life in general she had made an unsuccessful suicide attempt. | Harris said she had refused on several occasions and during the period she had been so depressed about her life in general she had made an unsuccessful suicide attempt. |
| Visibly upset | Visibly upset |
| Earlier, the court was shown a police video of the murder scene at the Marsh home in Gorseinon. | Earlier, the court was shown a police video of the murder scene at the Marsh home in Gorseinon. |
| The video showed Mrs Marsh's body, with the kitchen knife still sticking out of her chest, lying next to her blood-stained bed. | The video showed Mrs Marsh's body, with the kitchen knife still sticking out of her chest, lying next to her blood-stained bed. |
| The trial also heard from three police officers, who were called to the house in the aftermath of her death. | The trial also heard from three police officers, who were called to the house in the aftermath of her death. |
| They said that Mr Marsh was visibly upset, looking very pale with bloodshot eyes. | They said that Mr Marsh was visibly upset, looking very pale with bloodshot eyes. |
| He had told them, if only he had come home last night then it would never have happened. | He had told them, if only he had come home last night then it would never have happened. |
| Harris is to continue her evidence on Wednesday when the trial continues. | Harris is to continue her evidence on Wednesday when the trial continues. |