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Clive Carter admits killing Khanokporn Satjawat at SECC | Clive Carter admits killing Khanokporn Satjawat at SECC |
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A man has admitted killing a 42-year-old Thai woman with a fire extinguisher at Glasgow's SECC complex. | A man has admitted killing a 42-year-old Thai woman with a fire extinguisher at Glasgow's SECC complex. |
Clive Carter, 35, is accused of murdering Khanokporn Satjawat in the female toilets at the Clyde Auditorium on 12 November last year. | Clive Carter, 35, is accused of murdering Khanokporn Satjawat in the female toilets at the Clyde Auditorium on 12 November last year. |
He has pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | He has pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
His plea was rejected by the Crown at the High Court in Glasgow and another hearing was fixed for August. | His plea was rejected by the Crown at the High Court in Glasgow and another hearing was fixed for August. |
Mr Carter, from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, had been in the dock for a preliminary hearing on Thursday. | Mr Carter, from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, had been in the dock for a preliminary hearing on Thursday. |
'Not acceptable' | 'Not acceptable' |
His QC Ian Duguid entered the guilty plea to the reduced charge on his behalf. | His QC Ian Duguid entered the guilty plea to the reduced charge on his behalf. |
But prosecutor Murdoch MacTaggart told the court: "That plea is not acceptable to the Crown." | But prosecutor Murdoch MacTaggart told the court: "That plea is not acceptable to the Crown." |
Ms Satjawat, a pharmaceutical firm manager, died while attending a conference on HIV drug therapy at the auditorium, which is commonly known as the Armadillo, on the banks of the Clyde. | Ms Satjawat, a pharmaceutical firm manager, died while attending a conference on HIV drug therapy at the auditorium, which is commonly known as the Armadillo, on the banks of the Clyde. |
Mr Carter is believed to have been working as a security guard at the time. | Mr Carter is believed to have been working as a security guard at the time. |
Prosecutors allege that he repeatedly struck Mrs Satjawat on the head and body with a fire extinguisher. | Prosecutors allege that he repeatedly struck Mrs Satjawat on the head and body with a fire extinguisher. |
The 35-year-old faces a further charge that he attempted to defeat the ends of justice to try and avoid arrest. | The 35-year-old faces a further charge that he attempted to defeat the ends of justice to try and avoid arrest. |
It is claimed he cleaned blood and hair from the alleged murder weapon in a glass washing room at the Clyde Auditorium. | It is claimed he cleaned blood and hair from the alleged murder weapon in a glass washing room at the Clyde Auditorium. |
Mr Carter is also said to have hidden a blazer he was wearing in a nearby cabin. | |
He is then alleged to have told a number of people - including police - that he had seen a male carrying a fire extinguisher and taken it from him. | He is then alleged to have told a number of people - including police - that he had seen a male carrying a fire extinguisher and taken it from him. |
It is claimed he knew those statements to be "false and untrue". | It is claimed he knew those statements to be "false and untrue". |
Mr Carter is also charged with committing a breach of the peace by leaving a woman in "fear and alarm" at the Holiday Inn Express in the city's Stockwell Street on 4 November 2012. | Mr Carter is also charged with committing a breach of the peace by leaving a woman in "fear and alarm" at the Holiday Inn Express in the city's Stockwell Street on 4 November 2012. |
It is alleged that knowing she was alone, Mr Carter claimed to be attending to a fire in her room despite knowing there was no blaze. | It is alleged that knowing she was alone, Mr Carter claimed to be attending to a fire in her room despite knowing there was no blaze. |
He is said to have repeatedly knocked on the door and entered uninvited while holding a fire extinguisher. | He is said to have repeatedly knocked on the door and entered uninvited while holding a fire extinguisher. |