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| Jogger 'buried in shallow grave' | Jogger 'buried in shallow grave' |
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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. |
| Mr 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 'Sexual motive' | 'Sexual motive' |
| Damp and bloodstained clothing was also recovered from his home, as well as home-made sex toys. | |
| The evidence was coupled with the fact that the victim was found naked "clearly suggesting a sexual motive", the jury was told. | The evidence was coupled with the fact that the victim was found naked "clearly suggesting a sexual motive", the jury was told. |
| 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 Ellison said Mr Davies was found with Miss Rasta's mobile phone in his trouser pocket but lied about how he had got it. |
| He was traced after using 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, Mr Davies said he suffered "unbelievable" losses of memory. | |
| He said that when he goes into a temper "my brain just goes off... half the stuff I don't remember". | |
| Decomposed body | Decomposed body |
| Miss Rasta, an Estonian national, was "fit, athletic, and quite strong" and would often jog and sunbathe in the common, sometimes topless. | 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. | "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. | The trial continues. |