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| Boy 'did not see' murdered woman | Boy 'did not see' murdered woman |
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| A 17-year-old boy accused of murdering a hairdresser has told a court he was out walking his dog on the same path at around the same time she was attacked. | A 17-year-old boy accused of murdering a hairdresser has told a court he was out walking his dog on the same path at around the same time she was attacked. |
| But he told a jury at Swansea Crown Court had not seen Kelly Hyde or heard anything unusual. | But he told a jury at Swansea Crown Court had not seen Kelly Hyde or heard anything unusual. |
| The 24-year-old was battered to death with a barbell weight as she walked her dog Scrappy near Ammanford in Carmarthenshire last September. | The 24-year-old was battered to death with a barbell weight as she walked her dog Scrappy near Ammanford in Carmarthenshire last September. |
| The youth, who denies murder, said he had been smoking cannabis on his walk. | The youth, who denies murder, said he had been smoking cannabis on his walk. |
| As he took to the stand as the defence started, he said he had got up late on the day Ms Hyde was murdered - 27 September last year - and watched a DVD. | As he took to the stand as the defence started, he said he had got up late on the day Ms Hyde was murdered - 27 September last year - and watched a DVD. |
| He then decided to take his dog for a walk along a bridle path near the village of Pantyffynnon. | |
| He said he was in a good mood on his walk as he had just been told he had got a job. He had also been smoking cannabis. | He said he was in a good mood on his walk as he had just been told he had got a job. He had also been smoking cannabis. |
| Murder weapon | Murder weapon |
| The youth, who was 16 at the time, told the court he did see blood as he walked along the path and saw a dog lead, which he picked up. | The youth, who was 16 at the time, told the court he did see blood as he walked along the path and saw a dog lead, which he picked up. |
| It belonged to Ms Hyde and was later found in the defendant's home. | It belonged to Ms Hyde and was later found in the defendant's home. |
| When asked how blood got onto his trainers he said he might have walked along it on the footpath. | When asked how blood got onto his trainers he said he might have walked along it on the footpath. |
| And when asked about an expert's evidence that the trainers looked like they had been cleaned, the youth said the following day he had gone to wash care and used a pressure hose. | And when asked about an expert's evidence that the trainers looked like they had been cleaned, the youth said the following day he had gone to wash care and used a pressure hose. |
| He said the weights found at his home were given to him by his mother's ex-boyfriend. | He said the weights found at his home were given to him by his mother's ex-boyfriend. |
| The prosecution says the murder weapon came from the same set but the youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said there had never been a complete set. | The prosecution says the murder weapon came from the same set but the youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said there had never been a complete set. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |