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| Teenager's 'explosion of anger' | Teenager's 'explosion of anger' |
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| A woman walking her dog was allegedly beaten to death by a teenager she had never met before in an "explosion of anger and terrible violence". | A woman walking her dog was allegedly beaten to death by a teenager she had never met before in an "explosion of anger and terrible violence". |
| A jury was told Kelly Hyde, 24, suffered "terrible injuries" to her head, inflicted by a dumbbell from a set of weights. | |
| Her body was found face down in a stream off a bridle path near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. | Her body was found face down in a stream off a bridle path near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. |
| The youth, 17, who cannot be named, denies murder at Swansea Crown Court. | The youth, 17, who cannot be named, denies murder at Swansea Crown Court. |
| Opening the prosecution, Patrick Harrington QC said Ms Hyde, a barmaid, was walking her whippet dog Scrappy home after dropping off her car for a MOT on 27 September 2007. | Opening the prosecution, Patrick Harrington QC said Ms Hyde, a barmaid, was walking her whippet dog Scrappy home after dropping off her car for a MOT on 27 September 2007. |
| As she made her way along the bridle path she was accosted by the defendant. | As she made her way along the bridle path she was accosted by the defendant. |
| "Precisely what happened next is only known to him," said Mr Harrington. | "Precisely what happened next is only known to him," said Mr Harrington. |
| "The violence he used was gross in the extreme. Police treated it initially as a missing person's case | "The violence he used was gross in the extreme. Police treated it initially as a missing person's case |
| "The majority of the attack was directed to her head. | "The majority of the attack was directed to her head. |
| "He acted in a dreadful and brutal fashion - it was an explosion of anger and terrible violence." | "He acted in a dreadful and brutal fashion - it was an explosion of anger and terrible violence." |
| Mr Harrington said during the trial a witness would place the youth "close in distance and close in time" to the murder. | Mr Harrington said during the trial a witness would place the youth "close in distance and close in time" to the murder. |
| Kelly Hyde's blood DNA was found on a number of his clothes, including his trainers. | Kelly Hyde's blood DNA was found on a number of his clothes, including his trainers. |
| The murder weapon was found close to the scene, Mr Harrington said. The other dumbbell was found in his bedroom. | |
| "The dog lead, which was undoubtedly Scrappy's with the deceased's DNA and blood was found in the attic of the defendant's home," he said. | "The dog lead, which was undoubtedly Scrappy's with the deceased's DNA and blood was found in the attic of the defendant's home," he said. |
| Mr Harrington said Ms Hyde had left the garage around 0915. He said a number of witnesses came forward to describe the route she took home following a large police appeal when it was initially being treated as a missing person's case. | Mr Harrington said Ms Hyde had left the garage around 0915. He said a number of witnesses came forward to describe the route she took home following a large police appeal when it was initially being treated as a missing person's case. |
| Many of the blows were very hard, they did terrible damage to her head Patrick Harrington QC | Many of the blows were very hard, they did terrible damage to her head Patrick Harrington QC |
| He said the prosecution case was based on the available evidence. Mr Harrington said there were no eye witnesses to Ms Hyde's death. | He said the prosecution case was based on the available evidence. Mr Harrington said there were no eye witnesses to Ms Hyde's death. |
| It was possible, he said, that there was not just a "single display of violence" and there was "reason to suppose the death was not immediate at first attack". | It was possible, he said, that there was not just a "single display of violence" and there was "reason to suppose the death was not immediate at first attack". |
| "The attack itself was brutal and sustained. Many of the blows were very hard, they did terrible damage to her head." | "The attack itself was brutal and sustained. Many of the blows were very hard, they did terrible damage to her head." |
| Having killed Ms Hyde, the defendant dragged her body down an embankment, the jury was told. | Having killed Ms Hyde, the defendant dragged her body down an embankment, the jury was told. |
| He placed her face down in a stream "obviously hoping that moving water might conceal or remove any forensic clues." | He placed her face down in a stream "obviously hoping that moving water might conceal or remove any forensic clues." |
| 'Excelled' | 'Excelled' |
| Having committed the crime, the youth left the scene "but bearing in mind what he had just done he was remarkably calm." | Having committed the crime, the youth left the scene "but bearing in mind what he had just done he was remarkably calm." |
| Mr Harrington said: "There does not seem to have been any overt sexual motive." | Mr Harrington said: "There does not seem to have been any overt sexual motive." |
| He told the jury it was the prosecution case that the motive was a complete loss of temper. | He told the jury it was the prosecution case that the motive was a complete loss of temper. |
| Her body was found by a police search dog three days after her disappearance. | |
| Two days later, police conducted a dawn raid on the defendant's home. | Two days later, police conducted a dawn raid on the defendant's home. |
| When woken by a detective and told what it was about, he replied "Murder? You've got to be joking." | When woken by a detective and told what it was about, he replied "Murder? You've got to be joking." |
| The jury was told that Ms Hyde was born in London and in 1983 she and her parents, Andrew and Barbara and their other children moved to Llanelli. | The jury was told that Ms Hyde was born in London and in 1983 she and her parents, Andrew and Barbara and their other children moved to Llanelli. |
| She left school at 16 and had jobs working for Leekes department store at Cross Hands, a riding stables, a hairdressers and at a Wetherspoon's pub in Llanelli. | She left school at 16 and had jobs working for Leekes department store at Cross Hands, a riding stables, a hairdressers and at a Wetherspoon's pub in Llanelli. |
| "She excelled at art and had a wide range of other interests, including horse riding," said Mr Harrington. | "She excelled at art and had a wide range of other interests, including horse riding," said Mr Harrington. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |