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| Wife 'body-in-suitcase' jury out | |
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| The jury has gone out in the case of a man accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body by a motorway in a suitcase, at Swansea Crown Court. | The jury has gone out in the case of a man accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body by a motorway in a suitcase, at Swansea Crown Court. |
| Paul Grabham, 26 denies murdering Kirsty Grabham, 24, in March 2009 at the flat they shared in Swansea. | Paul Grabham, 26 denies murdering Kirsty Grabham, 24, in March 2009 at the flat they shared in Swansea. |
| The prosecution claims he killed her after the couple, who both worked as prostitutes, rowed about his use of so-called "dogging" websites. | The prosecution claims he killed her after the couple, who both worked as prostitutes, rowed about his use of so-called "dogging" websites. |
| Kirsty Grabham's body was found near the M4 in Bridgend by a lorry driver. | Kirsty Grabham's body was found near the M4 in Bridgend by a lorry driver. |
| Mr Grabham has denied ever visiting a site close to where his wife's body was found. | Mr Grabham has denied ever visiting a site close to where his wife's body was found. |
| The court heard Mr Grabham met his wife at a massage parlour where she worked as a prostitute. | The court heard Mr Grabham met his wife at a massage parlour where she worked as a prostitute. |
| Three months later they married, in February 2008. The court has heard the couple set up a website "offering their services separately or together". | |
| 'Throat' | 'Throat' |
| But the jury has heard they had a "stormy and volatile" relationship and, within months, Mr Grabham was using websites used by people looking for casual sex with strangers. | |
| The prosecution claims the Grabhams had a row during a night out in Swansea after they fell out over his suspected use of these websites. | The prosecution claims the Grabhams had a row during a night out in Swansea after they fell out over his suspected use of these websites. |
| Mrs Grabham's mother, Catherine Broomfield, told the court that her daughter had confided in her that her husband Paul had grabbed her violently by her throat. | Mrs Grabham's mother, Catherine Broomfield, told the court that her daughter had confided in her that her husband Paul had grabbed her violently by her throat. |
| Mr Grabham has told the jury he was asleep at the time he was alleged to have killed his wife. | Mr Grabham has told the jury he was asleep at the time he was alleged to have killed his wife. |
| Mr Grabham told the court the last time he had seen his wife was in the early hours of 28 March last year. | Mr Grabham told the court the last time he had seen his wife was in the early hours of 28 March last year. |
| Both had drunk vodka and taken cocaine, he said, and he had also had an ecstasy tablet. | Both had drunk vodka and taken cocaine, he said, and he had also had an ecstasy tablet. |
| He told the court he was "extremely drunk" when he returned home alone. | He told the court he was "extremely drunk" when he returned home alone. |
| 'Blood' | 'Blood' |
| He said he had passed out before waking the next morning and going to work. | He said he had passed out before waking the next morning and going to work. |
| Over the following days, he said he had noticed money and personal items missing from the house, and reported his wife missing. | Over the following days, he said he had noticed money and personal items missing from the house, and reported his wife missing. |
| He said he could not explain how Mrs Grabham's blood was found on his shoes and jeans. | He said he could not explain how Mrs Grabham's blood was found on his shoes and jeans. |