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| Georgia Williams death: 'Deviant' Jamie Reynolds hanged her | Georgia Williams death: 'Deviant' Jamie Reynolds hanged her |
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| A 23-year-old "sexual deviant" killed a teenage girl by hanging her at his parents' house, a court has heard. | A 23-year-old "sexual deviant" killed a teenage girl by hanging her at his parents' house, a court has heard. |
| Jamie Reynolds had "a morbid fascination" with depictions of extreme violence against women, prosecutor David Crigman QC said. | Jamie Reynolds had "a morbid fascination" with depictions of extreme violence against women, prosecutor David Crigman QC said. |
| Reynolds pleaded guilty earlier this month to murdering 17-year-old Georgia Williams in Wellington, Shropshire, in May. | Reynolds pleaded guilty earlier this month to murdering 17-year-old Georgia Williams in Wellington, Shropshire, in May. |
| A sentencing hearing in Stafford was told he could become a serial killer. | A sentencing hearing in Stafford was told he could become a serial killer. |
| The prosecution is recommending a whole life sentence. | |
| A psychiatric assessment of Reynolds confirmed his potential to become a serial killer and that he would remain a danger to the public. | |
| Mr Crigman said that at the time of his arrest, Reynolds had 16,800 images and 72 videos of extreme pornography on his computer. | Mr Crigman said that at the time of his arrest, Reynolds had 16,800 images and 72 videos of extreme pornography on his computer. |
| These included images of women he knew in which ropes had been digitally added around their necks. | These included images of women he knew in which ropes had been digitally added around their necks. |
| He had written graphic short stories, which featured a fatal assault on a woman, "followed by acts of sexual violation". | He had written graphic short stories, which featured a fatal assault on a woman, "followed by acts of sexual violation". |
| Mr Crigman described Georgia's murder as "scripted, sadistic and sexually-motivated". | |
| He said Reynolds then took photographs of Georgia's body in different parts of the house. | He said Reynolds then took photographs of Georgia's body in different parts of the house. |
| Although Georgia knew Reynolds, "she made it clear she had no romantic interest in him" and had only agreed to go to the house to be a model for his amateur photography, Mr Crigman told Stafford Crown Court. | Although Georgia knew Reynolds, "she made it clear she had no romantic interest in him" and had only agreed to go to the house to be a model for his amateur photography, Mr Crigman told Stafford Crown Court. |
| Cinema visit | Cinema visit |
| At one point Georgia's mother, sister and father - a detective with West Mercia Police - left the court to avoid graphic descriptions of the crime. | At one point Georgia's mother, sister and father - a detective with West Mercia Police - left the court to avoid graphic descriptions of the crime. |
| Georgia's father, Steve, later read a statement to the court about his daughter. | |
| He said: "We've been damned by evil to endure this sorrow and misery to the end of our natural lives." | |
| Reynolds's barrister described the murder as a "horrific crime". He said Reynolds actions were "unnecessary, tragic and selfish". | |
| The family last saw their daughter on 26 May and reported her missing two days later, after discovering she was not staying with friends as they thought. | |
| In court they heard that Reynolds had used Georgia's phone to answer her mother's concerned texts and to cover his tracks. | In court they heard that Reynolds had used Georgia's phone to answer her mother's concerned texts and to cover his tracks. |
| CCTV images showed he went to a cinema in Wrexham on the way to dispose of Georgia's body and showed "no external sign at all" of being "troubled", said the prosecution. | CCTV images showed he went to a cinema in Wrexham on the way to dispose of Georgia's body and showed "no external sign at all" of being "troubled", said the prosecution. |
| Reynolds was arrested in Glasgow the day after Georgia was reported missing. | Reynolds was arrested in Glasgow the day after Georgia was reported missing. |
| After tracking the journey Reynolds' van took on the way from Wellington to Glasgow, police found Georgia's body in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth Pass in north Wales. | After tracking the journey Reynolds' van took on the way from Wellington to Glasgow, police found Georgia's body in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth Pass in north Wales. |