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| Tia Sharp death: Accused Stuart Hazell 'had sexual attraction' | Tia Sharp death: Accused Stuart Hazell 'had sexual attraction' |
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| The man accused of murdering Tia Sharp killed her after sexually assaulting her, the Old Bailey has heard. | The man accused of murdering Tia Sharp killed her after sexually assaulting her, the Old Bailey has heard. |
| Stuart Hazell, the former boyfriend of Tia's grandmother, allegedly had a sexual attraction to the 12-year-old, a jury was told. | Stuart Hazell, the former boyfriend of Tia's grandmother, allegedly had a sexual attraction to the 12-year-old, a jury was told. |
| Her body was found in the loft of her grandmother's house in New Addington, south London, a week after she went missing. | |
| Mr Hazell, 37, of New Addington, south London, denies murder. | |
| The trial is expected to last nearly three weeks. | |
| Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC said: "The prosecution case is that Stuart Hazell had a sexual attraction for Tia Sharp, that there was some form of sexual assault, something of that kind, and that was the reason he killed her." | Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC said: "The prosecution case is that Stuart Hazell had a sexual attraction for Tia Sharp, that there was some form of sexual assault, something of that kind, and that was the reason he killed her." |
| 'Distressing' evidence | 'Distressing' evidence |
| The court heard two memory cards were found in the house, one in the kitchen and one, hidden on top of a doorframe, which contained "extensive pornography" featuring young girls. | |
| There were also three video clips of Tia sleeping in her bedroom and 11 still images of her sleeping. | |
| Another image showed a pre-pubescent girl lying naked on Tia's bed, and there were "professional" pornographic images of young girls performing sex acts, the jury heard. | |
| Mr Edis said internet history on Mr Hazell's phone showed searches of a website that was popular with paedophiles. | |
| He said Mr Hazell had also visited a pornographic website on 6 August - while Tia's body was in the loft. | |
| Mr Edis told jurors they will have to decide whether Mr Hazell is guilty of murder, or whether Tia died in an accident. | Mr Edis told jurors they will have to decide whether Mr Hazell is guilty of murder, or whether Tia died in an accident. |
| He warned them they will find some of the evidence in the case "distressing". | He warned them they will find some of the evidence in the case "distressing". |
| The prosecutor went on: "What we know is that after she died he put her in the loft. | The prosecutor went on: "What we know is that after she died he put her in the loft. |
| "That's not what you would normally do with someone who has suffered an accident. | "That's not what you would normally do with someone who has suffered an accident. |
| "Generally speaking, if someone has an accident and you are concerned about their health you call an ambulance." | "Generally speaking, if someone has an accident and you are concerned about their health you call an ambulance." |
| The prosecutor told the jury the loft had been inspected by police twice before Tia's body was finally found. | |
| "They only found it, I am afraid, because it had started to smell," he said. | |
| "It was quite well hidden. It has been moved up and then across within the loft space." | |
| He said the girl's body had been "carefully wrapped" in a sheet first and then bin bags, then sealed with tape. | |
| "As you can imagine, that's not a particularly easy thing to do with a dead human being, but that's what had been done." | |
| Tia Sharp's mother told Mr Hazell, "I hope you rot" as she left court in tears for a third time in less than an hour. | |
| Mr Hazell denies killing the schoolgirl between 2 August and 10 August, when her body was found. | Mr Hazell denies killing the schoolgirl between 2 August and 10 August, when her body was found. |