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Jury goes out in strangling trial | Jury goes out in strangling trial |
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The jury has gone out in the murder trial of a 50-year-old doorman who strangled his former girlfriend after she ended their two-year relationship. | The jury has gone out in the murder trial of a 50-year-old doorman who strangled his former girlfriend after she ended their two-year relationship. |
Phillip Packer, from Porthcawl, drove the body of Jenna Thomas, 21, to the local police station. | Phillip Packer, from Porthcawl, drove the body of Jenna Thomas, 21, to the local police station. |
The court has heard they met when they both worked at a club in Porthcawl. | |
The judge has told the jury they must put aside all feelings of sympathy in deciding whether Philip Packer was guilty of murder or manslaughter. | The judge has told the jury they must put aside all feelings of sympathy in deciding whether Philip Packer was guilty of murder or manslaughter. |
The trial has heard claims he did not mean to kill her. | The trial has heard claims he did not mean to kill her. |
The prosecution allege he killed her after she met someone else and "would not accept the finality of the break-up". | The prosecution allege he killed her after she met someone else and "would not accept the finality of the break-up". |
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