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| Jayden Parkinson killing: Jury retires to consider verdict | Jayden Parkinson killing: Jury retires to consider verdict |
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| A jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend and burying her in his uncle's grave has retired to consider its verdict. | A jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend and burying her in his uncle's grave has retired to consider its verdict. |
| Ben Blakeley, 22, admits killing Jayden Parkinson, 17, and burying her near Didcot, Oxfordshire, but denies murder. | Ben Blakeley, 22, admits killing Jayden Parkinson, 17, and burying her near Didcot, Oxfordshire, but denies murder. |
| His brother, Jake Blakeley, 17, admits perverting the course of justice but denies preventing her lawful burial. | His brother, Jake Blakeley, 17, admits perverting the course of justice but denies preventing her lawful burial. |
| The jury at Oxford Crown Court was later sent home and will continue deliberations on Friday. | |
| The court previously heard Ben Blakeley strangled Jayden during an argument. | The court previously heard Ben Blakeley strangled Jayden during an argument. |
| He said he had grabbed her around the throat but had not intended to kill her and thought she was joking before realising she was dead. | He said he had grabbed her around the throat but had not intended to kill her and thought she was joking before realising she was dead. |
| Jayden was last seen on 3 December when she met Mr Blakeley, of Christchurch Road, Reading, to discuss her pregnancy. | Jayden was last seen on 3 December when she met Mr Blakeley, of Christchurch Road, Reading, to discuss her pregnancy. |
| Her body was found 15 days later. A post-mortem examination revealed she died from pressure to the neck. | Her body was found 15 days later. A post-mortem examination revealed she died from pressure to the neck. |
| Ben Blakeley has told the jury that he dug two shallow graves, one in the countryside close to where he strangled her, and the second in the grave of his uncle, Alan Kennedy, at All Saints' churchyard in Didcot. | Ben Blakeley has told the jury that he dug two shallow graves, one in the countryside close to where he strangled her, and the second in the grave of his uncle, Alan Kennedy, at All Saints' churchyard in Didcot. |
| He moved the body in a suitcase to the second grave three days after killing her. | He moved the body in a suitcase to the second grave three days after killing her. |
| Jake Blakeley, of Venners Water, Didcot, told Oxford Crown Court he had helped his brother with both burials but claimed he did not know they were burying a body. | Jake Blakeley, of Venners Water, Didcot, told Oxford Crown Court he had helped his brother with both burials but claimed he did not know they were burying a body. |