Bloody footprint snared 'killer' 30 years after woman was knifed over 140 times at her home in 'savage' attack | ZJR4E2D | 2024-02-01 06:08:01
Marina Koppell, 39, was found butchered by her husband David on August 8, 1994, in Marylebone, central London.
A BLOODY footprint helped snare an alleged killer 30 years after a lady was knifed to demise in her house in a "savage" attack, a courtroom heard.
Marina Koppell, 39, was found butchered by her husband David on August 8, 1994, in Marylebone, central London.
Bloody footprint snared 'killer' 30 years after woman was knifed over 140 times at her home in 'savage' attackCentral InformationMarina Koppell was found lifeless in a flat she rented in 1994[/caption]
She had been stabbed greater than 140 occasions in the course of the attack with the Previous Bailey advised there was blood "in all places".
Jurors heard how Sandip Patel, 51, was charged with murder last yr after his foot was matched to a bloody print left on a skirting board within the room where Marina died.
His DNA was also matched to a hair found on a ring that the mum-of-two had been sporting on the time, it was stated.
Opening his trial in the present day, prosecutor William Emlyn Jones KC stated: "Marina Koppel was brutally murdered.
"It has taken a really very long time to unravel it, but we now have proof that she had this defendant's hair caught to the ring she was sporting when she was attacked and killed; and his bare foot was pressed towards the skirting board next to her.
"And that, the prosecution say, can solely be because it was him who killed her all those years in the past."
The court was advised Marina, who was from Colombia, rented the London flat as a result of she worked as a masseuse and a intercourse employee.
Though her husband David did not "essentially approve" of her work, he "accepted it", it was stated.
On the night time she was killed, he had pushed to the capital from his house in Northampton after Marina did not answer his calls.
David, who died in 2005 with out ever finding his spouse's killer, found Marina in a bedroom with multiple stab wounds.
Jurors heard a plastic bag was additionally found at the scene that contained Patel's fingerprints.
However the alleged killer's dad ran a close-by shop so the proof was deemed not robust enough, it was stated.
In 2008, a scientist found the hair on the ring however DNA advances weren't robust enough on the time to have the ability to discover a match.
It was only in 2022 that officers have been capable of link each the jewellery and the bloody footprint to Patel, it was stated.
Mr Emlyn Jones added: "You could have little hassle concluding that if those footprints have been made in Marina's wet blood, then that may solely be as a result of they have been left by her killer – someone who was in that room, barefoot, at the time of her blood being on the skirting board.
"All these years later, they've been identified – they're the defendant's prints – they have been made by the only of his left foot."
Bournemouth college stabbing: Five injured in brawl as massive fight with 20 people breaks out – with one arrested | ZJR4E2D | 2024-02-01 06:08:01
A brawl involving two teams of around 20 individuals is claimed to have damaged out on the Bournemouth & Poole Sc
FIVE individuals have been injured in a suspected mass stabbing at a university at the moment.
A brawl involving two teams of around 20 individuals is claimed to have damaged out on the Bournemouth & Poole School in Bournemouth, Dorset.
Bournemouth college stabbing: Five injured in brawl as massive fight with 20 people breaks out – with one arrestedBNPS5 individuals have been injured in a suspected mass stabbing at a university at present[/caption]
Bournemouth college stabbing: Five injured in brawl as massive fight with 20 people breaks out – with one arrestedBNPSPolice and ambulance providers at Bournemouth & Poole School in Bournemouth[/caption]
A fleet of police automobiles and ambulances descended in town centre at 2.45pm. They have been joined by three air ambulances.
A witness described seeing three individuals being carried away by paramedics.
Although Dorset Police confirmed that four individuals sustained accidents in the incident, the ambulance service stated 5 have been taken to hospital.
It isn't recognized how critical the injuries are however one casualty was taken to Southampton Hospital which is a serious trauma centre.
A suspect was arrested on the scene in connection with the incident.
Two roads in the Lansdowne area of Bournemouth city centre have been cordoned off.
Police forensic officers could possibly be seen looking in bushes and bins for a potential weapon.
A lady who witnessed a part of the incident stated: "I out of the blue saw this mass brawl.
"There were 10 on all sides they usually have been preventing. I feel they have been two teams of school college students.
"I noticed considered one of them lifting another boy's shirt as much as verify if he had been harm."
A father or mother, who was outdoors the school to gather their son, stated: "It was like a free for all brawl within the street. Never seen scenes prefer it."
Another bystander stated: "I got here down right here as a result of my granddaughter works on the school and I needed to verify she was OK.
"I've heard three individuals have been carried away on stretchers and there had been stabbings. It occurred outdoors the school."
A spokesperson for Dorset Police stated: "Dorset Police acquired a report at 2.46pm of a disturbance in Meyrick Street in Bournemouth.
"Officers have attended the scene and are conducting enquiries.
"4 individuals are reported to have sustained injuries, we wouldn't have any further situation updates presently.
"One individual has been detained in connection with the incident and police are persevering with to hold out enquiries within the area."
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service stated: "We have been referred to as at 2.54pm to an incident on Meyrick Street, Bournemouth.
"We sent five double-crewed ambulances, three air ambulances, and two operations officers.
"We conveyed 4 sufferers by land ambulance to Poole Hospital and one affected person by land ambulance to Southampton Basic Hospital."
A spokeswoman for Bournemouth and Poole School stated: "We perceive that an incident has occurred outdoors the Bournemouth Campus of Bournemouth and Poole School this afternoon.
"Police are at present in attendance, and our staff is aiding them as required.
"Because of the incident being a police matter, we're unable to remark further at this time limit."
Bournemouth college stabbing: Five injured in brawl as massive fight with 20 people breaks out – with one arrestedBNPSA fleet of police automobiles and ambulances descended on the town centre[/caption]
Bournemouth college stabbing: Five injured in brawl as massive fight with 20 people breaks out – with one arrestedBNPSThe ambulance service stated five have been taken to hospital[/caption]
'Killer' mum Constance Marten 'considered cremating newborn in woods using bottle of petrol after finding baby dead' | ZJR4E2D | 2024-02-01 06:08:01
Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, allegedly concealed the start of child woman Victoria after she turned pregnant in early
A "SELFISH" aristocrat bought petrol to cremate her child after claiming she woke as much as discover the newborn lifeless, a courtroom heard.
Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, allegedly concealed the start of child woman Victoria after she turned pregnant in early 2022.
'Killer' mum Constance Marten 'considered cremating newborn in woods using bottle of petrol after finding baby dead'Constance Marten allegedly gave delivery in secret to the tragic baby
'Killer' mum Constance Marten 'considered cremating newborn in woods using bottle of petrol after finding baby dead'PAMark Gordon and Constance lived off-grid in freezing climate, it was stated[/caption]
The pair then went on the run to cease her being taken away from them and lived in a "skinny and flimsy" tent in the midst of winter, the Previous Bailey heard.
Baby Victoria "spent a lot of her life" in a grocery store bag for all times before her tragic dying, it was stated.
Her physique was later found within the purchasing bag coated in garbage inside an abandoned shed like she was "refuse", it was stated.
After she was arrested, Marten claimed she woke to seek out Victoria lifeless in her jacket whereas they have been staying the countryside.
In her police interview, the mum added: "Once I awoke I used to be like crouched over her like that, holding her and she or he wasn't shifting once I awakened. I don't understand how lengthy I'd been asleep.
"I noticed she wasn't shifting and her lips had gone blue.
"And, yeah, I don't understand how long we slept, I don't know why she, make any noise, and it was simply so drained, I don't know.
"Yeah. That's all I can say. I tried to resuscitate her, I attempted to breathe in her mouth and pump her chest. And er, there was no response.
"So I wrapped her in a scarf and cradled her for a few minutes. I didn't know what to do."
Marten additionally claimed she purchased petrol as she had thought-about cremating the infant, it was stated.
Opening the case at present, prosecutor Tom Little KC stated the case concerned "the totally avoidable demise of a young baby".
Jurors have been advised Marten and Gordon have 4 different youngsters who had been taken into care.
The prosecutor stated: "A younger child woman who would still, we are saying, be alive if it was not for the reckless, completely egocentric, callous, merciless, boastful and finally grossly negligent conduct of the 2 defendants on trial.
"They have been the mother and father of that younger baby woman. They put their relationship and their view of life earlier than the lifetime of that little child woman.
"Fairly than act in the obvious greatest pursuits of a weak child, one which they need to have cared for and taken care of, they determined as an alternative that they knew greatest.
"They determined that they knew better than anyone else. Regardless of who they have been. They determined to ignore the advice that they had beforehand been given.
"And it was their selfish want to maintain their child woman that led inexorably to the demise of that very baby."
The court was informed Marten and Gordon chose to "deprive the infant of what she wanted" – together with "heat, shelter and food and finally security".
In the midst of a "chilly winter and in cruel and obviously harmful weather circumstances", the pair "primarily went off-grid".
Jurors heard they lived in a tent with barely any garments and no technique of protecting warm and dry.
With "scarcely" any meals, Marten and Gordon remained on the run, failed to hunt medical help and even register the start as they moved from "location to the situation", it was stated.
Mr Little stated: "When the hunt by the authorities to seek out them, which turned national entrance web page news virtually exactly a yr in the past, intensified- so their determined selfishness elevated and so did the dangers and risks to that baby.
"This led to them camping in freezing and obviously harmful circumstances on the South Downs with inadequate clothes, gear and meals never once looking for any medical consideration or assistance.
"And it was this grossly negligent and obviously harmful conduct that triggered the demise of their baby daughter and which results in them sitting earlier than you on trial on the Previous Bailey."
The courtroom was advised the authorities have been first alerted to the existence of the infant once they discovered placenta wrapped in a towel on January 5 last yr.
The body half was discovered in a automotive that was seen burning on the M61 near Manchester, it was stated.
Different gadgets officers discovered included "new baby" nappies and newborn clothes, in addition to "burner telephones".
A missing person's enquiry was launched, which turned "greater and larger news" as time went on, jurors have been advised.
But as an alternative of contacting police, Marten and Gordon allegedly as an alternative tried to hide their whereabouts.
They travelled from Bolton to Liverpool in a taxi with the infant stored beneath Marten's coat, it was stated.
From right here, the pair acquired one other cab to Harwich in Suffolk round 270 miles away and checked into a Premier Inn.
Jurors heard they have been asked by locals if they have been the "individuals that they had seen on the news" so the couple left for Colchester then London.
They allegedly bought tenting provides regardless of the weather and transferred the infant into the supermarket bag.
Mr Little stated: "It might have been plain to the defendants, you should have thought, that this was an completely inappropriate option to look after any baby and keep in mind always on this case the time of yr and the weather circumstances."
Regardless of coming from a "rich" household, Marten and Gordon "scavenged" food from bins and used furniture stuffing to maintain heat.
When he was arrested, Gordon allegedly demanded sweets from police and sat eating crisps on the floor.
Jurors have been advised Marten turned pregnant with Victoria in early 2022 after 4 of her and Gordon's different youngsters had been taken into care.
By the top of the yr, the pair have been stated to be dwelling an off-grid existence amid fears their new baby would even be removed, it was stated.
On December 20, they booked into a holiday cottage in Northumberland however left it seven days later "in something of a state".
The courtroom heard there was meals scattered round, in addition to "noticeable" stains left, however the bedding and sheets had been cleaned.
On December 28, their automotive broke down and a Highway Restoration worker who went to collect them believed that they had been dwelling in the car.
Although he didn't notice a baby, the again and aspect home windows of the Suzuki had been blocked by clothes.
Mr Little stated: "The importance of this proof is that the restoration driver didn't see or hear any baby at any time, nor was any reference made to a baby.
"So you will have to think about in that context any suggestion that the child had been born presently. In that case, where was it? In that case, did they depart it in the automotive? In that case, why depart it in the automotive?"
Marten and Gordon deny manslaughter by gross negligence, concealment of the delivery of a child, cruelty to a person underneath 16 and perverting the course of justice.
Additionally they deny causing or allowing the demise of a child, an alternate charge to manslaughter, between 4 January and 27 February last yr.
Marten's father was a page to the late Queen, while her grandmother was a goddaughter to the Queen Mom.
The trial, which is about to last six weeks, continues.
'Killer' mum Constance Marten 'considered cremating newborn in woods using bottle of petrol after finding baby dead'PAMarten gave start in secret, jurors have been informed[/caption]
'Killer' mum Constance Marten 'considered cremating newborn in woods using bottle of petrol after finding baby dead'FbShe and Gordon then allegedly went on the run, sparking a hunt[/caption]
'Killer' mum Constance Marten 'considered cremating newborn in woods using bottle of petrol after finding baby dead'AlamyThe infant was present in an abandoned shed[/caption]
'Our posh area has been ruined,' cry residents as hedges are 'ruthlessly slashed down' by council leaving 'eyesore' | ZJR4E2D | 2024-02-01 06:08:01
The overgrown hedgerow in Sandbanks, on the edge of
RESIDENTS are furious after council staff "ruthlessly slashed down" hedges in a complicated space leaving an "eyesore".
The overgrown hedgerow in Sandbanks, on the edge of Poole Harbour, Dorset, has been ruthlessly reduce to the stump.
'Our posh area has been ruined,' cry residents as hedges are 'ruthlessly slashed down' by council leaving 'eyesore'BNPSSandbanks residents say the hedges have not just been reduce however 'slashed down'[/caption]
'Our posh area has been ruined,' cry residents as hedges are 'ruthlessly slashed down' by council leaving 'eyesore'BNPSHow the hedges appeared earlier than they have been reduce[/caption]
'Our posh area has been ruined,' cry residents as hedges are 'ruthlessly slashed down' by council leaving 'eyesore'BNPSOne local described it as an 'eyesore' having gone far beyond a 'onerous prune'[/caption]
Officers stated they acted to enhance the security of pedestrians crossing the street.
That they had also acquired complaints that the overgrown foliage was scratching a few of the flash automobiles parked on the millionaire's row.
However whereas well-heeled residents had referred to as for the hedges to be better maintained some stated the workmen have gone too far and "devastated the world".
They accused Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council of being "heavy handed" by "hacking down" the hedges as an alternative of simply trimming them back.
There have been even claims that that they had acted to improve the views of residents in unique flats, though this was denied.
'ABSOLUTE EYESORE'
Caroline Papp, 52, a profession coach who lives in close by Ashley Cross and incessantly walks in Sandbanks, stated: "It is an absolute eyesore; I don't understand why they wanted to be reduce fairly so much.
"It's terrible, they should think about the wildlife; birds nesting in the hedges may have nowhere to go.
"It is very important have greenery in our area.
"I know that you must reduce the hedges yearly to not block the path however this is far beyond a hard prune.
"They have devastated those hedges and I think it is a cost-cutting train because it was cheaper to do it that approach."
A Sandbanks resident, who requested to stay nameless, stated: "It seems horrible, I don't know why they didn't trim them as an alternative of hacking it down."
Nevertheless, different locals praised the council for a "great and proactive choice".
Sandie Smith stated: "I feel it's a nice choice – the plants can be recent and reinvigorated for the summer.
"We will't let issues go to rack and wreck; we must be proactive."
Stephen Allen stated: "The hedges have been utterly overgrown as that they had not been minimize since earlier than the pandemic, when they should be executed yearly.
"That they had grow to be a security hazard as there is a zebra crossing and whenever you drove down the street individuals would abruptly appear from behind the hedge and you would have to do an emergency stop.
"It was an accident waiting to happen.
"The council have utterly chopped it back and it seems ugly in the mean time however it can develop again.
"I know they are cash-strapped but they need to do a greater job maintaining this space of Sandbanks."
A spokesman for BCP Council stated coppicing wouldn't hurt wildlife and regrowth will seem in the spring when crops start to produce flower heads.
He insisted enhancing residents' views was "not a part of their consideration" they usually as an alternative acted as a "security" measure.
'NO IMPACT ON WILDLIFE'
Councillor Andy Hadley, portfolio holder at BCP Council for climate response, surroundings and energy stated: "The tamarisk hedgerows on Banks Street have been coppiced.
"That is normal follow to improve the health of the plant, forestall tangled branches and promote dense heads of foliage.
"In this occasion, the security of pedestrians and street customers in the area was additionally a big factor within the choice to coppice, as we had acquired a number of studies of the hedge impacting on the road of sight of people utilizing the crossing point outdoors the Sandbanks Lodge, and the public crossing from the seashore to the Tesco Categorical.
"The crops had very thick woody progress and now this can be maintained each winter without any influence to the public, wildlife, or street users.
"Regrowth will seem within the spring when the plant starts to supply flower heads.
"These are good for bees, butterflies, and another pollinators in that area.
"There isn't any influence on wildlife."
Sandbanks, which is made up of about 800 households, has several well-known residents together with former football managers Harry Redknapp and Graeme Souness and the computer magnate Sir Peter Ogden.
It comes after residents dwelling close to Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon are livid over the "endless" building work happening at his house.
In July last yr, residents have been left fuming after their council put up a huge 1.8m fence outdoors their houses.
In the meantime, an elderly retired faculty instructor has discovered herself caged into her own home by "spiteful" council bosses hell-bent on selling off a carpark to developers.
'Our posh area has been ruined,' cry residents as hedges are 'ruthlessly slashed down' by council leaving 'eyesore'BNPSSome residents have been in favour of the council's actions, saying the hedges have been 'utterly overgrown'[/caption]
Abandoned Aldi is a 'dangerous eyesore', locals fume as they fear crumbling parts of supermarket will land on passersby | ZJR4E2D | 2024-02-01 06:08:01
The location of the supermarket in Hythe, Kent, has
LOCALS say their picturesque city is being ruined by a former Aldi "eyesore" which has develop into "dangerous".
The location of the supermarket in Hythe, Kent, has been empty for greater than four years and is now an "accident waiting to happen".
Abandoned Aldi is a 'dangerous eyesore', locals fume as they fear crumbling parts of supermarket will land on passersbySWNSThe Aldi in Hythe has been labeled an 'eyesore' by locals[/caption]
Abandoned Aldi is a 'dangerous eyesore', locals fume as they fear crumbling parts of supermarket will land on passersbySWNSMatthew Jones is looking for emergency restore works on the 'dangerous' constructing[/caption]
Residents in the city are calling for repairs to be made as quickly as attainable to the "eyesore" with unfastened guttering hanging from the building.
Plans have been drawn up by builders in 2022 to turn the old supermarket, situated behind the excessive road, into a mix of smaller outlets and flats with hopes the work might be completed last yr.
Resident Matthew Jones informed KentOnline: "The building is turning into an eyesore in the midst of a historic city.
"In the summer months, many extra individuals will probably be visiting Hythe and it is such a shame the location continues to be left in such a state.
"The constructing is now at some extent where it is dangerous for individuals to be near."
Property developers In5Group revealed plans in March 2022 to knock down some present buildings and refurbish others in an effort to create 35 homes together with seven outlets.
The corporate's website stated a planning software can be submitted in April that yr with hopes work would begin between winter 2022 and spring 2023.
Nevertheless, the developers had to go back to the drafting board after the proposal was deemed to be "unacceptable" by Hythe Civic Society.
Mr Jones stated individuals dwelling in Hythe deserved to know what was happening and the house owners of the building needed to start out a dialogue about what the longer term held.
One other resident, who didn't need to be recognized, stated the unfastened guttering on the constructing was an "accident waiting to occur".
The person stated: "It's not shocking it's falling aside with how long it has been left empty.
"The guttering appears as if it might fall at any moment and hit somebody's parked automotive – or, even worse, land on a person."
While another one that also needed to remain nameless stated the building was an "eyesore" and stated it was "about time" that something was finished with the building.
In September last yr, the location's house owners stated they nonetheless needed to proceed with the scheme.
On the time, a spokesperson stated: & "We continue to work with numerous stakeholders including the Design Evaluation Panel with a view to submitting a planning software as quickly as potential."
Hythe Town Council Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer Julie Abbott advised The Solar Online: "I am positive councillors would wholeheartedly help the resident's views almost about the maintenance and safety of the building."
A spokesman for the FHDC stated that they had not acquired any replace from the developer.
In5Group has been contacted by The Sun Online for remark.
The former grocery store isn't the one improvement locally causing friction.
Plans for almost 50 "brutalist" flats on the former St Saviour's hospital website in Hythe have been authorised in October.
Abandoned Aldi is a 'dangerous eyesore', locals fume as they fear crumbling parts of supermarket will land on passersbySWNSThe building could possibly be set for improvement, which had previously been stopped by the Hythe Civic Society[/caption]
Abandoned Aldi is a 'dangerous eyesore', locals fume as they fear crumbling parts of supermarket will land on passersbySWNSGuttering across the former Aldi is now falling off the building[/caption]
