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Tia Sharp 'idolised' murder accused Stuart Hazell Tia Sharp 'idolised' murder accused Stuart Hazell
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Schoolgirl Tia Sharp was very close to the man accused of murdering her, her grandmother has told the Old Bailey.Schoolgirl Tia Sharp was very close to the man accused of murdering her, her grandmother has told the Old Bailey.
Jurors were read a statement by Christine Bicknell, whose former partner Stuart Hazell is accused of murdering the 12-year-old.Jurors were read a statement by Christine Bicknell, whose former partner Stuart Hazell is accused of murdering the 12-year-old.
She said: "I always thought she was coming home. It didn't cross my mind that he would hurt her. He loved Tia, she idolised him."She said: "I always thought she was coming home. It didn't cross my mind that he would hurt her. He loved Tia, she idolised him."
Mr Hazell, 37, of New Addington, south London denies Tia's murder. Mr Hazell, 37, of New Addington, south London, denies Tia's murder.
Tia was found dead in the loft of Miss Bicknell's south London house in August a week after she went missing. Tia was found dead in the loft of Ms Bicknell's south London house in August a week after she went missing.
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It is believed the schoolgirl was killed between 2 August and 10 August, when her body was found.It is believed the schoolgirl was killed between 2 August and 10 August, when her body was found.
Jurors were shown CCTV clips of Mr Hazell and Tia together after meeting at a train station on the afternoon of 2 August.Jurors were shown CCTV clips of Mr Hazell and Tia together after meeting at a train station on the afternoon of 2 August.
The images included footage of the pair walking along a platform after getting off a tram at Gravel Hill station, shopping in a branch of the Co-op supermarket and travelling on a T31 bus.
The court heard that Tia had sent a text to Mr Hazell asking if she could stay the night at the house he shared with her grandmother.The court heard that Tia had sent a text to Mr Hazell asking if she could stay the night at the house he shared with her grandmother.
Miss Bicknell said Tia would frequently "ask Stuart if she can stay for the weekend before she asks me". Ms Bicknell said Tia would frequently "ask Stuart if she can stay for the weekend before she asks me".
She said: "The majority of the time he has her more than what I do. She is his cling-on."She said: "The majority of the time he has her more than what I do. She is his cling-on."
The prosecution alleges that Mr Hazell had a sexual attraction for Tia and killed her following a sexual assault. The prosecution alleges that Mr Hazell killed Tia following a sexual assault.
The jury was previously shown an image of a child, alleged to be Tia, although the girl's face cannot be seen, on her bed at her grandmother's house. The jury was previously shown an image of a child, alleged to be Tia although the girl's face cannot be seen, on a bed at her grandmother's house.
Blood could be seen on the bed linen in the picture, said to have been taken in the early hours of 3 August, when prosecutors say Tia died.Blood could be seen on the bed linen in the picture, said to have been taken in the early hours of 3 August, when prosecutors say Tia died.
Video clips and images of Tia sleeping in her bedroom were also found.Video clips and images of Tia sleeping in her bedroom were also found.
Miss Bicknell said she had not had any concerns about Mr Hazell being around Tia during their five-and-a-half year relationship. 'Odour' described
Ms Bicknell said she had not had any concerns about Mr Hazell being around Tia during their five-and-a-half year relationship.
She said Mr Hazell was not somebody she had "dragged in from the street" and "Tia was not the sort of girl you could groom".She said Mr Hazell was not somebody she had "dragged in from the street" and "Tia was not the sort of girl you could groom".
She added: "I knew nothing about her death. If I knew, he could be dead - I would be inside because I would have killed him. I didn't know anything."She added: "I knew nothing about her death. If I knew, he could be dead - I would be inside because I would have killed him. I didn't know anything."
Ms Bicknell described a "smell" coming from somewhere in the house the week after Tia disappeared.
"On the Thursday night I noticed a smell in our house. It seemed to be coming from the small bedroom," she said.
"I had a quick check around and I couldn't find anything," she said.
"The following morning I could smell it a bit worse than before."
The case continues.The case continues.