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The man accused of murdering 17-year-old Hannah Foster has told a jury he was kidnapped, bound and blindfolded and forced to have sex with her. | The man accused of murdering 17-year-old Hannah Foster has told a jury he was kidnapped, bound and blindfolded and forced to have sex with her. |
Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, 41, who denies murder, claimed he was bundled into a car by three men on the night she disappeared in Southampton in 2003. | Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, 41, who denies murder, claimed he was bundled into a car by three men on the night she disappeared in Southampton in 2003. |
He said he was taken to a van and forced to have sexual intercourse with a woman, who he believes was Hannah. | He said he was taken to a van and forced to have sexual intercourse with a woman, who he believes was Hannah. |
He told Winchester Crown Court it was a "revenge" by a colleague over a debt. | He told Winchester Crown Court it was a "revenge" by a colleague over a debt. |
Mr Kohli told jurors on Thursday he believed he was the the victim of a conspiracy to frame him. | Mr Kohli told jurors on Thursday he believed he was the the victim of a conspiracy to frame him. |
Hannah disappeared on 14 March 2003 while walking home in Southampton after a night out with a friend.a | |
Her body was found two days later at the side of Allington Lane in the West End area of the city. | |
Mr Kohli denies rape, kidnap, false imprisonment and murder. | Mr Kohli denies rape, kidnap, false imprisonment and murder. |
£16,000 debt | |
On Wednesday, on his first day of giving evidence in his defence, Mr Kohli told the court he had been a gambling addict. | |
He said he had borrowed money from a colleague, James Dennis, whose wife, Carole, he was having an affair with. | |
The jury has heard that Mr Kohli borrowed about £16,000. | |
Mr Kohli told the court he had warned Mr Dennis that he would make the affair public if Mr Dennis demanded his money back. | |
Mrs Dennis has previously told the court she did not have an affair with Mr Kohli and had only met him on three occasions and never alone. | |
The case continues. | The case continues. |