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Woman's murder 'brutal' jury told Woman's murder brutal, jury told
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A woman whose body was found dumped in Snowdonia had so many injuries it was hard to say which of two defendants had killed her, a trial jury has been told. A woman whose body was found dumped in Snowdonia had so many injuries it was hard to say which of two defendants had killed her, a jury has been told.
The body of single mother Lorraine Jones, 45, from Leeswood near Mold, was found dumped near Bala, in June 2005.The body of single mother Lorraine Jones, 45, from Leeswood near Mold, was found dumped near Bala, in June 2005.
Mold Crown Court heard there was also evidence to suggest a sadistic or sexual motive to the attack. Mold Crown Court heard that there was also evidence to suggest a sadistic or sexual motive to the attack.
Christopher Reed, 40, and his partner Kathy Williams, 30, from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, both deny murder.Christopher Reed, 40, and his partner Kathy Williams, 30, from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, both deny murder.
Prosecuting barrister Peter Hughes QC told the jury that the defendants had been the last to see Ms Jones alive at their flat and suspicion fell on them. Peter Hughes QC, prosecuting, told the jury that the defendants had been the last to see Ms Jones alive at their flat and suspicion fell on them.
Her body was discovered dumped in rough ground, near the A4212 Bala to Trawsfynydd road.Her body was discovered dumped in rough ground, near the A4212 Bala to Trawsfynydd road.
She had been beaten, she had been stabbed, and it was subsequently discovered that she had been strangled Peter Hughes QCShe had been beaten, she had been stabbed, and it was subsequently discovered that she had been strangled Peter Hughes QC
Mr Hughes said: "She was naked apart from a pair of track suit bottoms which were around the lower part of her legs. Mr Hughes said: "She was naked apart from a pair of tracksuit bottoms which were around the lower part of her legs.
"She had been dead for some time."She had been dead for some time.
"It was readily apparent by looking at the body that she had been the victim of a sustained and brutal attack," he said.. "It was readily apparent by looking at the body that she had been the victim of a sustained and brutal attack," he said.
"There was hardly a part of her body that had not been injured in some way or other and the injuries had been inflicted by a number of different means."There was hardly a part of her body that had not been injured in some way or other and the injuries had been inflicted by a number of different means.
"She had been beaten, she had been stabbed, and it was subsequently discovered that she had been strangled."She had been beaten, she had been stabbed, and it was subsequently discovered that she had been strangled.
'Pack of lies''Pack of lies'
"So extensive were her injuries that it is hard to say just which of them actually killed her.""So extensive were her injuries that it is hard to say just which of them actually killed her."
Mr Hughes said that the defendants blamed each other for the murder and they had told police "a pack of lies" about what had happened.Mr Hughes said that the defendants blamed each other for the murder and they had told police "a pack of lies" about what had happened.
Mr Hughes said: "Each claims to have been asleep in bed while the other, acting alone, single-handedly and single-mindedly carried out the fatal attack. He said: "Each claims to have been asleep in bed while the other, acting alone, single-handedly and single-mindedly carried out the fatal attack.
"They each claim to have only discovered the horror of what had happened later when they woke up the following morning.""They each claim to have only discovered the horror of what had happened later when they woke up the following morning."
The prosecution case was that their revised and re-scripted version of events was no more than a desperate attempt to save their own skin at the expense of each other.The prosecution case was that their revised and re-scripted version of events was no more than a desperate attempt to save their own skin at the expense of each other.
Ms Williams is also charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice by agreeing to dispose of the body, concealing Ms Jones' clothing and personal property, and giving a false account to police about when she had last seen her.Ms Williams is also charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice by agreeing to dispose of the body, concealing Ms Jones' clothing and personal property, and giving a false account to police about when she had last seen her.
The trial is expected to last four weeks.The trial is expected to last four weeks.