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Man guilty in jogger murder case Man guilty in jogger murder case
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A man described as a loner has been convicted of murdering a Harrods shop worker who was found buried in a shallow grave where she went jogging. A man described as a loner has been convicted of murdering a Harrods shop worker found buried in a shallow grave in a park 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 a day after finishing work and her body lay undiscovered for 12 days. The 27-year-old Estonian was reported missing a day after finishing work and her body lay undiscovered for 12 days.
Davies, 23, from Mitcham, south London, had 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.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.
She disappeared on 4 July - a day after working a shift at the LK Bennett concession at Harrods.She disappeared on 4 July - a day after working a shift at the LK Bennett concession at Harrods.
I'm afraid I might have done it. I can't remember. Garath Davies
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.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 because her body was decomposed so badly a pathologist was unable to establish the cause of death.Precisely what happened to Miss Rasta was unclear because 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. This horror will never end for me and my family Egeli Rasta's mother Sirje
The Old Bailey was told detectives found a kitchen knife covered in her blood at the home of Garath Davies, who lived nearby with his mother. A knife stained with her blood was found in a sack in Davies' holdall, alongside two homemade sex toys.
The name "Gaz" was carved into the branch of a tree in the copse where the body of Miss Rasta, an Estonian, was found. This was coupled with the fact that the victim was found naked, "clearly suggesting a sexual motive", Mr Ellison said.
He told the court that at the time he was "chain smoking" cannabis and was "very stoned" on the day Miss Rasta was killed. Davies told the court that at the time he was "chain smoking" cannabis and was "very stoned" on the day Miss Rasta was killed.
Davies later told police: "I'm afraid I might have done it. I can't remember."Davies later told police: "I'm afraid I might have done it. I can't remember."
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Miss Rasta's mother Sirje said: "This horror will never end for me and my family.
"Egeli's nine-year-old sister has asked me a million times: 'Where is she? Is she still far away? Why wouldn't she come home?'
"I have no courage nor the knowledge to explain to her what has happened."
Davies will be sentenced on 14 December.