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Man guilty in jogger murder case Man guilty in jogger murder case
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A man has been convicted of murdering a jogger who was found buried in a shallow grave. A man has been convicted of murdering a Harrods shop worker who was found buried in a shallow grave where she went jogging.
Garath Davies was convicted of killing Egeli Rasta in Mitcham Common, south London, in July 2006.Garath Davies was convicted of killing Egeli Rasta in Mitcham Common, south London, in July 2006.
The 27-year-old was reported missing the day after working a shift at the Harrods store but her body lay undiscovered for 12 days. The 27-year-old was reported missing a day after finishing work and her body lay undiscovered for 12 days.
Mr Davies, 23, from Mitcham, south London, denied murder and perverting the course of justice. Davies, 23, from Mitcham, south London, had denied murder and perverting the course of justice.
The court heard that Miss Rasta, who was "fit, athletic, and quite strong", lived near Mitcham Common and would often jog and sunbathe there, sometimes topless.
Sexual motive
She disappeared on 4 July, a day after working a shift at the LK Bennett concession at Harrods.
Mark Ellison, prosecuting, said Davies was "something of a loner" who spent quite a lot of time on the common alone or with his black Staffordshire terrier Tyson.
Precisely what happened to Miss Rasta was unclear as her body was decomposed so badly a pathologist was unable to establish the cause of death.
Mr Ellison said evidence pointed to a "sexual motive" for the killing.