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| Carl Mills trial: Cwmbran fire murder accused's text threats | Carl Mills trial: Cwmbran fire murder accused's text threats |
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| The man accused of murdering three generations of a family threatened to kill his girlfriend and daughter before they died, a court has heard. | The man accused of murdering three generations of a family threatened to kill his girlfriend and daughter before they died, a court has heard. |
| Carl Mills, 28, made the threats in a barrage of texts to Kayleigh Buckley, 17, in August and September 2012. | |
| Mr Mills denies killing Miss Buckley, her mother Kim Buckley, 46, and six-month-old Kimberley at their home in Cwmbran, Torfaen, home on 18 September. | Mr Mills denies killing Miss Buckley, her mother Kim Buckley, 46, and six-month-old Kimberley at their home in Cwmbran, Torfaen, home on 18 September. |
| Newport Crown Court heard Mr Mills told Miss Buckley he would "murder" her. | Newport Crown Court heard Mr Mills told Miss Buckley he would "murder" her. |
| He also said he would "make sure" she was a "dead girl". | He also said he would "make sure" she was a "dead girl". |
| Prosecutor Gregory Bull QC read out a series of text messages between Miss Buckley and the defendant to the jury. | Prosecutor Gregory Bull QC read out a series of text messages between Miss Buckley and the defendant to the jury. |
| Texts from Mr Mills on 30 August last year included: | Texts from Mr Mills on 30 August last year included: |
| The following day, on 31 August, in another series of texts, Mr Mills said: "I'm going on a murder mission. I don't care if I get locked up." | The following day, on 31 August, in another series of texts, Mr Mills said: "I'm going on a murder mission. I don't care if I get locked up." |
| On 17 September, just a few hours before the fire, Mr Mills texted: "That oxygen will blow you up and that's what I want." | On 17 September, just a few hours before the fire, Mr Mills texted: "That oxygen will blow you up and that's what I want." |
| In his final text to Miss Buckley before the fire, Mr Mills said: "That's a warning sign." | In his final text to Miss Buckley before the fire, Mr Mills said: "That's a warning sign." |
| Earlier, the court heard Mr Mills was jealous of Miss Buckley's friendship with another boy. | Earlier, the court heard Mr Mills was jealous of Miss Buckley's friendship with another boy. |
| The young man, who cannot be named, told the court via video link Mr Mills sent him a message on Facebook and had threatened to stab him. | The young man, who cannot be named, told the court via video link Mr Mills sent him a message on Facebook and had threatened to stab him. |
| The witness told the jury he and Miss Buckley were not friends when she died because be did not approve of Mr Mills. | The witness told the jury he and Miss Buckley were not friends when she died because be did not approve of Mr Mills. |
| Patrick Harrington QC, defending, said the pair had exchanged some "pretty unpleasant" text messages in the weeks before she died. | Patrick Harrington QC, defending, said the pair had exchanged some "pretty unpleasant" text messages in the weeks before she died. |
| Referring to Mr Mills' threats to kill the witness, Mr Harrington asked the boy: "You weren't frightened of him?" | Referring to Mr Mills' threats to kill the witness, Mr Harrington asked the boy: "You weren't frightened of him?" |
| "No," the boy replied. | "No," the boy replied. |
| Mr Harrington added: "You weren't even slightly scared of him, were you?" | Mr Harrington added: "You weren't even slightly scared of him, were you?" |
| "No," the witness replied. | "No," the witness replied. |
| 'Jealous of daughter' | 'Jealous of daughter' |
| Denise Stanworth, a forensic scientist, told the court alcohol-dependant Mr Mills had a blood alcohol reading of 169-203 mg per 100 ml which he could have tolerated, but an average person would find a lot. | Denise Stanworth, a forensic scientist, told the court alcohol-dependant Mr Mills had a blood alcohol reading of 169-203 mg per 100 ml which he could have tolerated, but an average person would find a lot. |
| The prosecution alleges that Mr Mills had become jealous of the attention Kayleigh gave to their daughter after she was born very prematurely along with a twin sister Angel, who was stillborn. | The prosecution alleges that Mr Mills had become jealous of the attention Kayleigh gave to their daughter after she was born very prematurely along with a twin sister Angel, who was stillborn. |
| A fire investigator previously told the court that a recycling box was deliberately set alight causing a devastating blaze to engulf the house's hallway and spread rapidly through the house. | A fire investigator previously told the court that a recycling box was deliberately set alight causing a devastating blaze to engulf the house's hallway and spread rapidly through the house. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |