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A finance manager fought against her killer as she was strangled with her own scarf, the Old Bailey has heard. | A finance manager fought against her killer as she was strangled with her own scarf, the Old Bailey has heard. |
Cathy Marlow had fingermarks around her neck suggesting she tried to remove the scarf as her killer tightened it, said pathologist Professor Peter Jereat. | Cathy Marlow had fingermarks around her neck suggesting she tried to remove the scarf as her killer tightened it, said pathologist Professor Peter Jereat. |
Miss Marlow, 28, was attacked when she went into the offices of Research Now in Kennington, south London, to catch up over the weekend in January 2007. | Miss Marlow, 28, was attacked when she went into the offices of Research Now in Kennington, south London, to catch up over the weekend in January 2007. |
Matthew Fagan, 32, from Elephant and Castle, south-east London, denies murder. | |
Professor Jereat told the court that Miss Marlow, from New Zealand, had been hit on the head with a light hammer before being throttled. | Professor Jereat told the court that Miss Marlow, from New Zealand, had been hit on the head with a light hammer before being throttled. |
Face covered | Face covered |
The professor said he had given the cause of death as asphyxia due to a ligature compression to the neck. | The professor said he had given the cause of death as asphyxia due to a ligature compression to the neck. |
The prosecution alleged Miss Marlow was attacked by Mr Fagan when she went into the office to catch up on work after a holiday in Egypt. | The prosecution alleged Miss Marlow was attacked by Mr Fagan when she went into the office to catch up on work after a holiday in Egypt. |
Mr Fagan, who was sacked from the company nine months earlier, has admitted stealing six laptop computers from the office on the day of the killing, but denies murder. | Mr Fagan, who was sacked from the company nine months earlier, has admitted stealing six laptop computers from the office on the day of the killing, but denies murder. |
Her body was found dumped in a shower cubicle at the office by former colleague Simon Edwards who, with other friends of Miss Marlow, had been searching for her. | Her body was found dumped in a shower cubicle at the office by former colleague Simon Edwards who, with other friends of Miss Marlow, had been searching for her. |
Mr Edwards told the court the shower was on and her face was covered when he made the discovery. | Mr Edwards told the court the shower was on and her face was covered when he made the discovery. |
"I moved the cloths or rags from the facial area to the side, to see whether anything could be done, to see whether the person was alive," he said. | "I moved the cloths or rags from the facial area to the side, to see whether anything could be done, to see whether the person was alive," he said. |
The trial was adjourned until Thursday. | The trial was adjourned until Thursday. |
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