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| Friend 'last to see Hannah alive' | Friend 'last to see Hannah alive' |
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| A friend of 17-year-old Hannah Foster has described how they waved goodbye to each other after a night out. | A friend of 17-year-old Hannah Foster has described how they waved goodbye to each other after a night out. |
| Winchester Crown Court heard that Helen Wilkinson was the last person to see Hannah alive on 14 March 2003. | Winchester Crown Court heard that Helen Wilkinson was the last person to see Hannah alive on 14 March 2003. |
| She told the court how Hannah watched her get on a bus, then waved to her as she started the short walk to her home in Portswood, Southampton. | She told the court how Hannah watched her get on a bus, then waved to her as she started the short walk to her home in Portswood, Southampton. |
| Hannah never made it and was found strangled two days later. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, 40, denies her murder. | Hannah never made it and was found strangled two days later. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, 40, denies her murder. |
| He also denies rape, kidnap and false imprisonment. | He also denies rape, kidnap and false imprisonment. |
| Oxford graduate and PhD student Miss Wilkinson told the court how the pair had been friends since they were 11 years old. | Oxford graduate and PhD student Miss Wilkinson told the court how the pair had been friends since they were 11 years old. |
| One drink | One drink |
| She said they both attended Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh near Southampton, where they were studying A-Levels, sharing the same subjects of chemistry and biology. | She said they both attended Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh near Southampton, where they were studying A-Levels, sharing the same subjects of chemistry and biology. |
| Miss Wilkinson told the jury that she and Hannah had met after college that day and decided to go out for the night in the Portswood area of Southampton. | |
| She said they visited several bars, but only had one alcoholic drink all evening. | She said they visited several bars, but only had one alcoholic drink all evening. |
| Miss Wilkinson told the court how they had arrived at a venue called the So bar by about 2230 GMT, where they talked about moving on to another bar called Lennon's. | Miss Wilkinson told the court how they had arrived at a venue called the So bar by about 2230 GMT, where they talked about moving on to another bar called Lennon's. |
| India flight | India flight |
| Miss Wilkinson said: "We started to walk there and Hannah said: 'Shall we just not bother?' and I said yes, and we turned back. | Miss Wilkinson said: "We started to walk there and Hannah said: 'Shall we just not bother?' and I said yes, and we turned back. |
| "We started walking back into Portswood so I could get a bus home." | "We started walking back into Portswood so I could get a bus home." |
| Miss Wilkinson told the jury how after she got on the bus she waved at Hannah through the bus window as the teenager set off along Highfield Lane towards her home about 400yds (366m) away. | |
| The jury of eight men and four women were told this was the last time that Hannah Foster was seen alive. | The jury of eight men and four women were told this was the last time that Hannah Foster was seen alive. |
| Mr Kohli is alleged to have snatched Hannah from the street in his van in the moments after she waved goodbye to Miss Wilkinson. | Mr Kohli is alleged to have snatched Hannah from the street in his van in the moments after she waved goodbye to Miss Wilkinson. |
| Jurors heard on Tuesday that Hannah's blood was found in a van used by Mr Kohli, who took a flight to India two days after Hannah's body was discovered. | Jurors heard on Tuesday that Hannah's blood was found in a van used by Mr Kohli, who took a flight to India two days after Hannah's body was discovered. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |