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Tia Sharp murder accused Stuart Hazell 'blamed neighbours' Tia Sharp murder accused Stuart Hazell 'not like Ian Huntley'
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The man accused of murdering Tia Sharp tried to blame neighbours for her death and claimed he had been "fitted up" by police, a court heard. The man accused of murdering schoolgirl Tia Sharp told prison officers he did not want to be seen as "an Ian Huntley", a court has heard.
A prison officer said Stuart Hazell told him someone had moved the 12-year-old's body into his loft and said police should interview his neighbours in New Addington, south London. Stuart Hazell allegedly told prison officers at Belmarsh that he was not like the killer of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
Paul Leahy said Mr Hazell also said he has an anger problem and can "flip". The Old Bailey has also heard that he blamed his neighbours for the death of 12-year-old Tia.
Mr Hazell, 37, of New Addington, south London, denies Tia's murder.Mr Hazell, 37, of New Addington, south London, denies Tia's murder.
'Kill myself' 'Feeling guilty'
Her body was found in the loft of the home that he shared with Tia's grandmother Christine Bicknell, a week after she died. Tia's body was found in the loft of the home that he shared with Tia's grandmother Christine Bicknell, a week after she died.
It is alleged that he sexually assaulted Tia before killing her and hiding her body.Tia accused 'blamed neighbours' It is alleged that Mr Hazell sexually assaulted Tia before killing her and hiding her body.
Mr Leahy, who worked at Belmarsh Prison when Mr Hazell was brought there last year, told the Old Bailey: "He said that the police had fitted him up and he claimed that there were six people to see her after him." The Old Bailey has heard evidence from four members of the staff at Belmarsh Prison where Mr Hazell was taken last year.
He said Mr Hazell had insisted that someone had moved Tia's body into the space above his house which had a loft that interlinked with others. Junior prosecutor Jocelyn Ledward read a statement from senior prison officer Gerald King, who said he was told by Mr Hazell that Tia had died in an accident.
Mr Leahy said Mr Hazell told him: "What the press don't tell you is that all six or eight houses have joint lofts." The statement read: "He stated that he wanted to end it and take his life. He didn't want to be seen as an Ian Huntley.
He is also alleged to have pointed the finger at some of his neighbours, claiming they were "bacons" - prison slang for sex offenders. "He added that it was an accident, that he had been playing with her at the top of the stairs as they always did.
Mr Leahy said Mr Hazell said a paedophile had been grooming Tia by contacting her on her phone. "She fell down the stairs and broke her neck.
Mr Leahy said: "He claimed that Tia had paedophiles hassling her on her iPhone. Apparently, he [the paedophile] was 25-years-old but messaging her claiming he was 13." "He wished he could turn back time. He then laid her on the bed for a while, then wrapped her in a blanket and put her in the roof."
The jury heard when Mr Hazell arrived at the prison, he said he had been feeling suicidal. 'Nothing sexual'
Mr Leahy said Mr Hazell said: "Since Friday I've been feeling guilty and I just want to kill myself." Mr King went on: "He wanted to make sure that people knew that it wasn't a sexual thing.
The court heard he also told Mr Leahy: "I have a real problem with my anger and when people say wrong things to me, I can flip. Mr Hazell also told prison officer Warren Fegan: "I'm not like Ian Huntley, it was nothing sexual, I'm not a nonce."
"I just feel like hurting everyone." Mr Fegan said: "He was saying that the press was trying to make it look like it was sexual but it wasn't. He was saying that he loved his step children.
"He said that it was an accident, she had fallen down stairs and broken her neck."
Paul Leahy, another prison officer, recalled Mr Hazell told him he believed neighbours could have moved Tia's body into the attic of the house he lived in as the buildings had interlocking roof space.
The court also heard a statement from prison officer Dan Dobson.
The case continues.The case continues.