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| Teenage murderer facing sentence | |
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| A teenager who murdered a young woman as she walked her dog along a bridle path will be sentenced later. | |
| Adrian Jones was convicted at Swansea Crown Court on Thursday of beating Kelly Hyde, 24, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, with a barbell. | Adrian Jones was convicted at Swansea Crown Court on Thursday of beating Kelly Hyde, 24, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, with a barbell. |
| Jones, who sobbed as the verdict was delivered, did not know her and had denied murder. | |
| As his identity was revealed publicly for the first time, police said they still did not know his motive. | As his identity was revealed publicly for the first time, police said they still did not know his motive. |
| A dog lead stained with Ms Hyde's blood was found in the attic where he lived, but Jones said he found it and took it home. | A dog lead stained with Ms Hyde's blood was found in the attic where he lived, but Jones said he found it and took it home. |
| Ms Hyde disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. | Ms Hyde disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. |
| Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. | Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. |
| Jones was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. | Jones was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. |
| Her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home, forensic tests found. | Her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home, forensic tests found. |
| He told the court that on the day Ms Hyde disappeared he found a dog lead she used as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis. | He told the court that on the day Ms Hyde disappeared he found a dog lead she used as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis. |
| He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood-soaked. | He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood-soaked. |