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| Girl 'called 999 before murder' | Girl 'called 999 before murder' |
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| A 17-year-old girl whose body was found at a roadside called 999 after she was abducted by her alleged killer, a court has heard. | A 17-year-old girl whose body was found at a roadside called 999 after she was abducted by her alleged killer, a court has heard. |
| Hannah Foster hoped the emergency services operator would hear the conversation with Marinder Pal Singh Kohli, Winchester Crown Court heard. | Hannah Foster hoped the emergency services operator would hear the conversation with Marinder Pal Singh Kohli, Winchester Crown Court heard. |
| Jurors also heard evidence that Hannah's blood was found in a van used by Mr Kohli. | |
| Hannah disappeared in Southampton in 2003. Mr Kohli, 40, denies her murder. | |
| He also denies charges of rape, kidnap and false imprisonment. | |
| Nicholas Haggan QC, prosecuting, said it was Mr Kohli's voice that was heard during the 999 call. | |
| He said the operator could not hear what was being said and there was a system which disconnected the call after a short time to stop accidental emergency calls clogging up the system. | |
| Found strangled | Found strangled |
| Mr Haggan said it was the crown's case that the driver of the vehicle heard speaking on the tape was Mr Kohli, a sandwich delivery driver. | Mr Haggan said it was the crown's case that the driver of the vehicle heard speaking on the tape was Mr Kohli, a sandwich delivery driver. |
| The jury heard that Hannah disappeared on 14 March 2003 after a night out with friends. She was found strangled in Allington Lane in West End, near Southampton, two days later. | The jury heard that Hannah disappeared on 14 March 2003 after a night out with friends. She was found strangled in Allington Lane in West End, near Southampton, two days later. |
| Mr Haggan said she was walking a short distance from a bus stop to her home in Southampton when she disappeared. | Mr Haggan said she was walking a short distance from a bus stop to her home in Southampton when she disappeared. |
| "At 11pm that evening, Hannah managed to use her mobile phone to contact the emergency services. | "At 11pm that evening, Hannah managed to use her mobile phone to contact the emergency services. |
| "It's quite obvious from the recording that she was in a moving vehicle. In that vehicle with her was a man. | "It's quite obvious from the recording that she was in a moving vehicle. In that vehicle with her was a man. |
| "That man was speaking to her in a heavily-accented voice." | "That man was speaking to her in a heavily-accented voice." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |