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| Tia Sharp murder trial: Stuart Hazell to be sentenced | Tia Sharp murder trial: Stuart Hazell to be sentenced |
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| Stuart Hazell is due to be sentenced later after admitting mid-trial to killing his partner's granddaughter. | Stuart Hazell is due to be sentenced later after admitting mid-trial to killing his partner's granddaughter. |
| The 37-year-old had denied murdering Tia Sharp, 12, last August, however on the fifth day of his trial at the Old Bailey he changed his plea. | The 37-year-old had denied murdering Tia Sharp, 12, last August, however on the fifth day of his trial at the Old Bailey he changed his plea. |
| He said he did so as the schoolgirl's family "had suffered enough". | He said he did so as the schoolgirl's family "had suffered enough". |
| The court heard Hazell murdered Tia after sexually assaulting her. He then hid her body in her grandmother's loft in New Addington, south London. | The court heard Hazell murdered Tia after sexually assaulting her. He then hid her body in her grandmother's loft in New Addington, south London. |
| Despite four searches of the house, her body was not found until a week after she had been reported missing. | |
| 'Ultimate trust' | 'Ultimate trust' |
| Hazell had claimed Tia died after falling down the stairs and breaking her neck, and that he hid her body because he panicked. | |
| The prosecution claimed he had a sexual attraction to the schoolgirl. | The prosecution claimed he had a sexual attraction to the schoolgirl. |
| Jurors were shown an explicit image of a child, alleged to be Tia, which was said to have been taken in the early hours of 3 August 2012 when prosecutors say she died. | Jurors were shown an explicit image of a child, alleged to be Tia, which was said to have been taken in the early hours of 3 August 2012 when prosecutors say she died. |
| The court heard Hazell had previous convictions stretching back 22 years for offences including drug dealing, racially aggravated common assault, burglary and causing grievous bodily harm. | The court heard Hazell had previous convictions stretching back 22 years for offences including drug dealing, racially aggravated common assault, burglary and causing grievous bodily harm. |
| In a statement read out in court, Tia's mother Natalie Sharp said: "I gave the ultimate trust to Stuart. | In a statement read out in court, Tia's mother Natalie Sharp said: "I gave the ultimate trust to Stuart. |
| "Sometimes I feel pity, that I want to hurt him, but I can never hurt him like he has hurt me." | "Sometimes I feel pity, that I want to hurt him, but I can never hurt him like he has hurt me." |
| Mr Justice Nicol is expected to sentence Hazell later. | Mr Justice Nicol is expected to sentence Hazell later. |