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| Jo Yeates: Vincent Tabak 'searched body decomposition' | |
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| A Dutch engineer accused of murdering Bristol woman Jo Yeates searched the internet for how long it would take a body to decompose, a court has heard. | A Dutch engineer accused of murdering Bristol woman Jo Yeates searched the internet for how long it would take a body to decompose, a court has heard. |
| The body of the 25-year-old landscape architect was discovered on a roadside verge near Bristol on Christmas Day. | The body of the 25-year-old landscape architect was discovered on a roadside verge near Bristol on Christmas Day. |
| Vincent Tabak, 33, admits manslaughter but denies Miss Yeates's murder. | Vincent Tabak, 33, admits manslaughter but denies Miss Yeates's murder. |
| Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC told Bristol Crown Court that Tabak also texted his girlfriend after the killing, saying he was "bored". | Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC told Bristol Crown Court that Tabak also texted his girlfriend after the killing, saying he was "bored". |
| Tabak also searched for information on the length of murder and manslaughter sentences and when police revealed a pizza and its box were missing from Miss Yeates's flat, he searched on the internet for the dates of refuse collections in the Clifton area, Mr Lickley said. | Tabak also searched for information on the length of murder and manslaughter sentences and when police revealed a pizza and its box were missing from Miss Yeates's flat, he searched on the internet for the dates of refuse collections in the Clifton area, Mr Lickley said. |
| He also constantly searched the Avon and Somerset Police website for details of the case and used Google Maps to view the location Miss Yeates's body was found, he added. | He also constantly searched the Avon and Somerset Police website for details of the case and used Google Maps to view the location Miss Yeates's body was found, he added. |
| Neighbours heard screams | Neighbours heard screams |
| Miss Yeates, from Ampfield, Hampshire, disappeared on 17 December last year after going for drinks with colleagues in Bristol. | Miss Yeates, from Ampfield, Hampshire, disappeared on 17 December last year after going for drinks with colleagues in Bristol. |
| Despite living next to him, Miss Yeates did not know Tabak. | Despite living next to him, Miss Yeates did not know Tabak. |
| On the night of her death, Miss Yeates had "settled down for the evening when she was interrupted by Vincent Tabak", Mr Lickley said. | |
| "There is no doubt, and neither is it in dispute, as to how that young woman died," he said. | |
| "Vincent Tabak strangled her with his hand or hands. He held her throat hard enough and for long enough to kill her. | |
| "There were screams heard by neighbours at a nearby party. | |
| "Those screams were Vincent Tabak attacking her." | "Those screams were Vincent Tabak attacking her." |
| He added that the first scream was followed by a second "lower, muffled sound" and then a thud. | |
| "Injuries sustained by Joanna Yeates are consistent with her struggle and the violence to her," Mr Lickley added. | |
| 'Buried in snow' | |
| He told the court: "Having killed her, he drove her body in the boot of a Renault Megane and deposited her body where it was found." | |
| Mr Lickley said leaves had been placed deliberately over Miss Yeates's body and snow had then fallen on her. | Mr Lickley said leaves had been placed deliberately over Miss Yeates's body and snow had then fallen on her. |
| The jury was told how Miss Yeates's body was found by a couple on Christmas morning during a walk with their dog in Failand, on the outskirts of the city. | |
| "They walked past a mound of snow," Mr Lickley said. "Something triggered in the mind of the man. | |
| "From a distance he saw features that indicated that a human body was buried in the snow... a patch of skin and some denim." | |
| The prosecutor said that during the following weeks Tabak was "in complete control" and "knew what he was doing". | |
| "He was able to mislead and manipulate others and to hide his inner feelings," he said. | "He was able to mislead and manipulate others and to hide his inner feelings," he said. |
| The trial is expected to last four weeks. | The trial is expected to last four weeks. |