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| Hannah accused 'forced into sex' | Hannah accused 'forced into sex' |
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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 victim of a conspiracy to frame him. | |
| The man who had his knee on my back tied my hands, they then blindfolded me Maninder Pal Singh Kohli | The man who had his knee on my back tied my hands, they then blindfolded me Maninder Pal Singh Kohli |
| Hannah disappeared on 14 March 2003 while walking home in Southampton after a night out with a friend. Her body was found two days later. | Hannah disappeared on 14 March 2003 while walking home in Southampton after a night out with a friend. Her body was found two days later. |
| Mr Kohli denies rape, kidnap, false imprisonment and murder. | Mr Kohli denies rape, kidnap, false imprisonment and murder. |
| He told jurors, on his second day of evidence, that he repeatedly borrowed money from his colleague, James Dennis. | He told jurors, on his second day of evidence, that he repeatedly borrowed money from his colleague, James Dennis. |
| The jury has previously heard it amounted to about £16,000. | The jury has previously heard it amounted to about £16,000. |
| The defendant also claimed he was having an affair with Mr Dennis's wife, Carole, which she has denied in court. | The defendant also claimed he was having an affair with Mr Dennis's wife, Carole, which she has denied in court. |
| Mr Kohli said that when Mr Dennis asked for the money to be returned, including a statutory demand from a solicitor, he threatened to make the affair public. | Mr Kohli said that when Mr Dennis asked for the money to be returned, including a statutory demand from a solicitor, he threatened to make the affair public. |
| He told jurors that the day before Hannah disappeared, on 13 March 2003, Mr Dennis's brother, Jonathan, demanded Mr Kohli pay the money back. | He told jurors that the day before Hannah disappeared, on 13 March 2003, Mr Dennis's brother, Jonathan, demanded Mr Kohli pay the money back. |
| Mr Kohli said that the next day, when Hannah vanished, he went to work as normal before going out for a meal with his wife and children in the evening. | Mr Kohli said that the next day, when Hannah vanished, he went to work as normal before going out for a meal with his wife and children in the evening. |
| On their return, he said he drove to the Mitre pub in the Portswood area of Southampton where he continued drinking. | On their return, he said he drove to the Mitre pub in the Portswood area of Southampton where he continued drinking. |
| 'Scared and frightened' | 'Scared and frightened' |
| When he left at closing time and returned to his van he was grabbed by two men who told him to get into the back of a dark-coloured car, he told the court. | When he left at closing time and returned to his van he was grabbed by two men who told him to get into the back of a dark-coloured car, he told the court. |
| One knelt on Mr Kohli's back and tied up his hands, a second sat on his legs while a third man drove the car, Mr Kohli said. | One knelt on Mr Kohli's back and tied up his hands, a second sat on his legs while a third man drove the car, Mr Kohli said. |
| "The man who had his knee on my back tied my hands, they then blindfolded me. | "The man who had his knee on my back tied my hands, they then blindfolded me. |
| "I was pleading saying 'I'm asthmatic and I can't breathe, I'm suffocating'. | "I was pleading saying 'I'm asthmatic and I can't breathe, I'm suffocating'. |
| "I just asked them what they want from me and they said 'It's best you keep listening to us'. | "I just asked them what they want from me and they said 'It's best you keep listening to us'. |
| "I will never, ever forget the events of that night, I am still scared and frightened." | "I will never, ever forget the events of that night, I am still scared and frightened." |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |