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A man accused of shooting dead a pregnant woman on her doorstep has denied knowing she was dead until he was arrested two days later.A man accused of shooting dead a pregnant woman on her doorstep has denied knowing she was dead until he was arrested two days later.
Thomas Hughes, 40, from Battersea, south London, denies murdering Krystal Hart, 22, at her Battersea flat on Good Friday last year.Thomas Hughes, 40, from Battersea, south London, denies murdering Krystal Hart, 22, at her Battersea flat on Good Friday last year.
He told the Old Bailey: "I didn't do nothing to anyone." He said he left the scene after hearing shots being fired.He told the Old Bailey: "I didn't do nothing to anyone." He said he left the scene after hearing shots being fired.
Mr Hughes also denies having a firearm with intent to endanger life.Mr Hughes also denies having a firearm with intent to endanger life.
The court has heard how Miss Hart had been involved in a long-running dispute with her neighbour Angie Brewer.The court has heard how Miss Hart had been involved in a long-running dispute with her neighbour Angie Brewer.
Mr Hughes, who was Miss Brewer's partner at the time, is alleged to have shot Miss Hart twice in the head at close range on 6 April 2007.Mr Hughes, who was Miss Brewer's partner at the time, is alleged to have shot Miss Hart twice in the head at close range on 6 April 2007.
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Under cross examination, Mr Hughes said he left the scene after hearing two shots being fired by a Jamaican friend of Miss Hart's. Under cross examination, Mr Hughes said he left the scene after hearing two shots being fired by a Jamaican friend of Miss Brewer's.
He said he did not hear about the incident on the radio, TV or in a newspaper and did not realise Miss Hart had been killed until he walked into a police station on Easter Sunday.He said he did not hear about the incident on the radio, TV or in a newspaper and did not realise Miss Hart had been killed until he walked into a police station on Easter Sunday.
Mr Hughes told the court that he assumed police wanted to talk to him about drug dealing.Mr Hughes told the court that he assumed police wanted to talk to him about drug dealing.
Prosecuting, Aftab Jafferjee said Mr Hughes had written a phone number down on a scrap of paper, torn from a copy of the Sun newspaper which contained an extensive report of the murder.Prosecuting, Aftab Jafferjee said Mr Hughes had written a phone number down on a scrap of paper, torn from a copy of the Sun newspaper which contained an extensive report of the murder.
I didn't want to be involved... I knew I had done nothing Thomas HughesI didn't want to be involved... I knew I had done nothing Thomas Hughes
Mr Hughes said: "I must have ripped it off the top of my friend's paper and written the number down. I can hardly read. I don't read the paper."Mr Hughes said: "I must have ripped it off the top of my friend's paper and written the number down. I can hardly read. I don't read the paper."
He admitted lying to police after he was arrested, telling them that he had made up an account about going to Brighton after delivering an Easter egg to Miss Brewer just over an hour before the shooting.He admitted lying to police after he was arrested, telling them that he had made up an account about going to Brighton after delivering an Easter egg to Miss Brewer just over an hour before the shooting.
Asked to explain why he had lied, Mr Hughes said: "I didn't want to be involved... I knew I had done nothing."Asked to explain why he had lied, Mr Hughes said: "I didn't want to be involved... I knew I had done nothing."
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The court watched footage from a CCTV camera fitted outside Miss Brewer's building, which showed Hughes leaving the scene shortly after two shots can be heard.The court watched footage from a CCTV camera fitted outside Miss Brewer's building, which showed Hughes leaving the scene shortly after two shots can be heard.
Earlier, Mr Hughes said he had not been involved in Miss Brewer's "war" with her neighbours.Earlier, Mr Hughes said he had not been involved in Miss Brewer's "war" with her neighbours.
"I didn't do nothing to anyone," he said. "Why would I when I just bought Angie an Easter egg?""I didn't do nothing to anyone," he said. "Why would I when I just bought Angie an Easter egg?"
Mr Jafferjee said: "You mentioned that several times. Because you bought Miss Brewer an Easter egg, you can't have killed Krystal Hart. Is that it?"Mr Jafferjee said: "You mentioned that several times. Because you bought Miss Brewer an Easter egg, you can't have killed Krystal Hart. Is that it?"
Mr Hughes replied: "I didn't do nothing to Krystal Hart." The trial continues.Mr Hughes replied: "I didn't do nothing to Krystal Hart." The trial continues.