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| Emily Longley murder: Elliot Turner loses appeal | |
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| A man who murdered his aspiring model girlfriend has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence. | |
| New Zealander Emily Longley, 17, was strangled at the family home of Elliot Turner, 21, in Bournemouth. | New Zealander Emily Longley, 17, was strangled at the family home of Elliot Turner, 21, in Bournemouth. |
| Turner was convicted last May and jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 16 years. | Turner was convicted last May and jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 16 years. |
| His counsel argued covert police recordings used in his trial were obtained illegally. But their case was dismissed by Court of Appeal judges. | |
| It took less than five minutes for Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, to conclude the appeal should be dismissed. | |
| The judges will give their reasons for the decision at a later date. | |
| A large number of Emily's family were in court, including some who had travelled from New Zealand. | |
| The court heard Turner's parents' home in Queenswood Avenue was bugged between 18 May and 14 June, 2011, following his arrest and subsequent release on bail. | |
| Surveillance had been authorised by Dorset's chief constable. | |
| The 23 separate recordings formed a significant part of the prosecution's case, it was heard. | The 23 separate recordings formed a significant part of the prosecution's case, it was heard. |
| Parents jailed | Parents jailed |
| The devices could be switched off from recording by surveillance officers, but could still be listened to. | |
| Turner's counsel argued the recordings were obtained without legal authorisation and the correct statutory provisions. | Turner's counsel argued the recordings were obtained without legal authorisation and the correct statutory provisions. |
| Anthony Donne QC also claimed his client's legal privilege was breached as conversations about meetings between Turner and his legal team were recorded. | |
| During his trial, Winchester Crown Court heard that Turner killed Emily, a student from New Zealand, in a jealous rage at his parents' house on 7 May 2011. | |
| He had a history of obsession with women and began to believe Emily was seeing someone else behind his back, jurors heard. | He had a history of obsession with women and began to believe Emily was seeing someone else behind his back, jurors heard. |
| Under cross-examination, Turner said he had defended himself after Emily attacked him as an argument in his bedroom turned violent. | Under cross-examination, Turner said he had defended himself after Emily attacked him as an argument in his bedroom turned violent. |
| He said he grabbed Emily by the neck for five or six seconds and then pressed down on her as she lay on the bed to stop the attack. | He said he grabbed Emily by the neck for five or six seconds and then pressed down on her as she lay on the bed to stop the attack. |
| When he woke the next morning, he found Emily lying motionless in the bed beside him, the court heard. | When he woke the next morning, he found Emily lying motionless in the bed beside him, the court heard. |
| Turner's parents, Leigh and Anita, tried to help cover up the crime by destroying a confession letter by their son and taking away vital evidence after the killing, the trial was told. | Turner's parents, Leigh and Anita, tried to help cover up the crime by destroying a confession letter by their son and taking away vital evidence after the killing, the trial was told. |
| They were each jailed for 27 months for perverting the course of justice. | They were each jailed for 27 months for perverting the course of justice. |