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| Georgia Williams death: Jamie Reynolds admits murder | Georgia Williams death: Jamie Reynolds admits murder |
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| A man who strangled the 17-year-old daughter of a police detective before dumping her body in woodland has pleaded guilty to murder. | A man who strangled the 17-year-old daughter of a police detective before dumping her body in woodland has pleaded guilty to murder. |
| Georgia Williams went missing from her home in Wellington, Shropshire, on 26 May. | Georgia Williams went missing from her home in Wellington, Shropshire, on 26 May. |
| Her body was found off the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham four days later. | Her body was found off the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham four days later. |
| Jamie Reynolds, 23, fled to Scotland after the killing and was arrested at a hotel in Glasgow. He will be sentenced on 19 December. | Jamie Reynolds, 23, fled to Scotland after the killing and was arrested at a hotel in Glasgow. He will be sentenced on 19 December. |
| Extreme pornography | Extreme pornography |
| Prosecutor David Crigman told the judge, Mr Justice Wilkie, he would have to view "distressing photographic material" relevant to the case before passing sentence. | Prosecutor David Crigman told the judge, Mr Justice Wilkie, he would have to view "distressing photographic material" relevant to the case before passing sentence. |
| He said further material relating to photos posted on the internet by other "innocent girls" and examples of extreme pornography also formed part of the evidence. | He said further material relating to photos posted on the internet by other "innocent girls" and examples of extreme pornography also formed part of the evidence. |
| Mr Justice Wilkie remanded Reynolds in custody until 19 December pending further psychiatric reports. | Mr Justice Wilkie remanded Reynolds in custody until 19 December pending further psychiatric reports. |
| He said he would have to consider whether a whole-life term was an appropriate sentence. | He said he would have to consider whether a whole-life term was an appropriate sentence. |
| Georgia's parents and her sister Scarlett were in court to hear the plea. | Georgia's parents and her sister Scarlett were in court to hear the plea. |
| 'Caring, kind and generous' | 'Caring, kind and generous' |
| In a statement, Georgia's father, Stephen, a detective constable with the West Mercia force, said Reynolds's admission gave his family "no satisfaction at all". | In a statement, Georgia's father, Stephen, a detective constable with the West Mercia force, said Reynolds's admission gave his family "no satisfaction at all". |
| "The pain we feel is as raw now as it was when our beautiful Georgia was taken from us back in May," he said. | "The pain we feel is as raw now as it was when our beautiful Georgia was taken from us back in May," he said. |
| "We will never ever be able to make any sense of what happened, or why it happened to a young woman as caring, kind and generous as our Georgia." | "We will never ever be able to make any sense of what happened, or why it happened to a young woman as caring, kind and generous as our Georgia." |
| Supt Adrian McGee, from West Mercia Police, confirmed that Georgia was killed at Reynolds' home in Wellington. | |
| He said the guilty plea was "important" to spare Miss Williams's family from "the further trauma of a full trial". | He said the guilty plea was "important" to spare Miss Williams's family from "the further trauma of a full trial". |
| Mr McGee added: "We know the plea does nothing to ease their pain but hopefully it will help them begin to move forward with their lives once sentence is passed." | Mr McGee added: "We know the plea does nothing to ease their pain but hopefully it will help them begin to move forward with their lives once sentence is passed." |
| Dental records | |
| Initially, the case was a missing persons inquiry and police hoped to find Georgia alive. | Initially, the case was a missing persons inquiry and police hoped to find Georgia alive. |
| She was last seen at the family home on 26 May and was reported missing two days later, as her family thought she had been staying with friends. | She was last seen at the family home on 26 May and was reported missing two days later, as her family thought she had been staying with friends. |
| The following day Reynolds was arrested in a Glasgow hotel. | |
| He was first questioned on suspicion of kidnap, but was later charged with Georgia's murder - on the same day police discovered the teenager's body. | |
| After tracking the journey Reynolds' van took on the way from Wellington to Glasgow, police focused their search around the Nant-y-Garth Pass, near Ruthin, in North Wales. | |
| It took four days to confirm the body was that of Georgia, She was indentified by her dental records. | |
| Speaking after Monday's hearing, Mr McGee thanked all those witnesses who came forward to help them piece together Reynolds' journey. |