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| Vincent Tabak trial: Jury visits Jo Yeates's flat | Vincent Tabak trial: Jury visits Jo Yeates's flat |
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| The jury in the trial of Vincent Tabak has visited the flat where Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates lived and where prosecutors say she was murdered. | |
| The six-man, six-woman jury was taken from Bristol Crown Court to the key locations in the case on Wednesday. | The six-man, six-woman jury was taken from Bristol Crown Court to the key locations in the case on Wednesday. |
| Tabak, a 33-year-old Dutch engineer, admits Miss Yeates's manslaughter, but denies her murder. | Tabak, a 33-year-old Dutch engineer, admits Miss Yeates's manslaughter, but denies her murder. |
| Miss Yeates, 25, from Ampfield, Hampshire, disappeared on 17 December 2010 after going for drinks in Bristol. | Miss Yeates, 25, from Ampfield, Hampshire, disappeared on 17 December 2010 after going for drinks in Bristol. |
| Retraced steps | Retraced steps |
| The jury retraced the walk Miss Yeates made that evening up Park Street and past the Bristol Ram pub, where she had gone for drinks with colleagues. | The jury retraced the walk Miss Yeates made that evening up Park Street and past the Bristol Ram pub, where she had gone for drinks with colleagues. |
| They then went to the Triangle area of Bristol city centre, past the Waitrose store where Miss Yeates is known to have stopped. They then followed the route she walked home, up Richmond Hill, on to Queens Road and across Victoria Square. | They then went to the Triangle area of Bristol city centre, past the Waitrose store where Miss Yeates is known to have stopped. They then followed the route she walked home, up Richmond Hill, on to Queens Road and across Victoria Square. |
| They also walked down Clifton Down Road, past the Tesco Express store where Miss Yeates bought a pizza, and on to Bargain Booze, where she bought two bottles of cider before going back to her flat. | They also walked down Clifton Down Road, past the Tesco Express store where Miss Yeates bought a pizza, and on to Bargain Booze, where she bought two bottles of cider before going back to her flat. |
| They then walked up Clifton Down Road to her flat at 44 Canynge Road, which has been preserved as it was on the evening she died. | They then walked up Clifton Down Road to her flat at 44 Canynge Road, which has been preserved as it was on the evening she died. |
| They also visited 53 Canynge Road, where a party was held on the night she disappeared, and to nearby Percival Court. | They also visited 53 Canynge Road, where a party was held on the night she disappeared, and to nearby Percival Court. |
| The jurors were then taken to Longwood Lane in Failand, North Somerset, where Miss Yeates's body was discovered. | The jurors were then taken to Longwood Lane in Failand, North Somerset, where Miss Yeates's body was discovered. |
| William Clegg QC, defending Tabak, asked the jury on Tuesday to take note of how long it takes to walk from the Hophouse pub in Clifton to 44 Canynge Road and to number 53 Canynge Road. | William Clegg QC, defending Tabak, asked the jury on Tuesday to take note of how long it takes to walk from the Hophouse pub in Clifton to 44 Canynge Road and to number 53 Canynge Road. |
| 'Not instantaneous' | 'Not instantaneous' |
| He asked them to take a particularly close look at the view from Miss Yeates's kitchen window, which looks on to the path to the front door. | He asked them to take a particularly close look at the view from Miss Yeates's kitchen window, which looks on to the path to the front door. |
| He said it was believed that Miss Yeates and Tabak first saw each other through the window. | He said it was believed that Miss Yeates and Tabak first saw each other through the window. |
| He also asked the jury to walk from 44 Canynge Road to the front door of number 53, and consider whether it is possible that a scream from number 44 could be heard there. | He also asked the jury to walk from 44 Canynge Road to the front door of number 53, and consider whether it is possible that a scream from number 44 could be heard there. |
| On Tuesday, the court heard how Tabak was said to have used his height and build to overpower the 25-year-old victim's 5ft 4in frame. | On Tuesday, the court heard how Tabak was said to have used his height and build to overpower the 25-year-old victim's 5ft 4in frame. |
| Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC previously told the trial: "She was alive when it happened. Death was not instantaneous. | Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC previously told the trial: "She was alive when it happened. Death was not instantaneous. |
| "He might have let go but he did not. He knew that Miss Yeates was in pain but struggling to breathe." | "He might have let go but he did not. He knew that Miss Yeates was in pain but struggling to breathe." |
| He added Miss Yeates's death would have been "uncomfortable and painful". | He added Miss Yeates's death would have been "uncomfortable and painful". |
| Following the site visits, the jurors were sent home for the rest of day. | Following the site visits, the jurors were sent home for the rest of day. |
| The trial is expected to last four weeks. | The trial is expected to last four weeks. |