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A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she used to jog, a court heard.A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she used to jog, a court heard.
Egeli Rasta, 27, went missing in July 2006. Her body lay undiscovered for 12 days in Mitcham Common, south London.Egeli Rasta, 27, went missing in July 2006. Her body lay undiscovered for 12 days in Mitcham Common, south London.
A kitchen knife with traces of her blood was recovered from the home of defendant Garath Davies, the Old Bailey was told.A kitchen knife with traces of her blood was recovered from the home of defendant Garath Davies, the Old Bailey was told.
Davies, 23, from Mitcham, south London, denies murder and perverting the course of justice. Mr Davies, 23, from Mitcham, south London, denies murder and perverting the course of justice.
Severely decomposed Mark Ellison, prosecuting, said Davies was "something of a loner" who spent quite a lot of time on the common on his own or with his dog Tyson.
The word "Gaz" was carved into the branch of a tree in the woods where Miss Rasta's body was discovered.The word "Gaz" was carved into the branch of a tree in the woods where Miss Rasta's body was discovered.
She was described as "fit, athletic, and quite strong" and would often jog and sunbathe in the common, sometimes topless, the jury was told. 'Sexual motive'
Miss Rasta, from Estonia, went missing on 4 July, a day after working a shift at the LK Bennett concession at Harrods in Knightsbridge, west London. Damp and bloodstained clothing were also recovered from his home, as well as home-made sex toys.
Mark Ellison, prosecuting, said Davies was "something of a loner" who spent quite a lot of time on Mitcham Common on his own or with his dog Tyson. The evidence was coupled with the fact that the victim was found naked "clearly suggesting a sexual motive", the jury was told.
"Precisely what happened around lunchtime on July 4 last year between him and her is unclear as her body lay undiscovered for 12 days," he said. Mr Ellison said Mr Davies was found with Miss Rasta's mobile phone in his trouser pocket but lied about how he had got it.
Mr Davies was traced after he used the phone to send texts and photos of his dog, a black Staffordshire terrier, to a friend in Wales.
Mr Ellison said when questioned by police about Miss Rasta's disappearance, he suffered "unbelievable" losses of memory.
Decomposed body
Miss Rasta, an Estonian national, was "fit, athletic, and quite strong" and would often jog and sunbathe in the common, sometimes topless.
She went missing, a day after working a shift at the LK Bennett concession at Harrods in Knightsbridge, west London.
"Precisely what happened around lunchtime on July 4 last year between him and her is unclear as her body lay undiscovered for 12 days," said Mr Ellison.
He said her body was so decomposed that the pathologist who examined it was unable to establish a cause of death.He said her body was so decomposed that the pathologist who examined it was unable to establish a cause of death.
The trial continues.