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| Offender 'admitted' Moira murder | Offender 'admitted' Moira murder |
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| A convicted sex offender told police he was responsible for the murder of Moira Jones, a court has heard. | A convicted sex offender told police he was responsible for the murder of Moira Jones, a court has heard. |
| Jason Mulheron was said to have made the claims while speaking to officers after Ms Jones' body was found in Queen's Park in Glasgow. | Jason Mulheron was said to have made the claims while speaking to officers after Ms Jones' body was found in Queen's Park in Glasgow. |
| The evidence was heard at the High Court in Glasgow during the trial of 33-year-old Marek Harcar. | The evidence was heard at the High Court in Glasgow during the trial of 33-year-old Marek Harcar. |
| The Slovakian has incriminated Mulheron for the abduction, rape and murder of Ms Jones last May. | The Slovakian has incriminated Mulheron for the abduction, rape and murder of Ms Jones last May. |
| The court heard that Mulheron has convictions for sex attacks on two women in Glasgow's south side between 1999 and 2008. | The court heard that Mulheron has convictions for sex attacks on two women in Glasgow's south side between 1999 and 2008. |
| The jury was also told that 22 registered sex offenders lived within the area of the attack. | The jury was also told that 22 registered sex offenders lived within the area of the attack. |
| It was also shown CCTV footage of Mr Harcar entering OSC shoe shop in Argyle Street, Glasgow, where he tried on a pair of shoes and bought a pair of white Adidas trainers. | |
| In the footage he is wearing a black leather jacket. He was really tall and English was not his first language Hannah GriffithsSales assistant | |
| Hannah Griffiths, a sales assistant in the shop at the time, identified Harcar in the dock and identified the shoes shown to her. | |
| She told the court: "He was really tall and English was not his first language. He maintained eye contact for a bit longer than normal which I put down to language difference." | |
| She said that in May last year his hair was dark. It is now grey. | |
| Asked whether she noticed any other differences she replied: "I don't know. I don't really like to look at him." | |
| The jury was also shown CCTV images taken from a pub in Victoria Road, the Queens Park Hotel in Balvicar Street, Haddows off-sales in Pollokshaws Road and Samuel Dow's pub in Nithsdale Road. | |
| The footage was taken between 2300 BST on 28 May and 0225 BST on 29 May and all show a man in a dark jacket and light trousers. | |
| Another piece of CCTV footage taken from a First Bus travelling on the road alongside the park shows two figures walking along and finishes at 2331 BST. | |
| The jury was also shown a video walkthrough which started near Ms Jones' flat in Queens Drive and passed the spot where her body was found in the park, a route of 400m. | |
| It was also shown photographs of buttons found under a holly bush in the park and a shoe found on a grassy slope near where her body was found, as well as photos taken inside a bedsit in 38, Queens Drive. | |
| Special defences | Special defences |
| Mr Harcar is alleged to have abducted Ms Jones and forced her to enter Queen's Park on 28 or 29 May 2008. | Mr Harcar is alleged to have abducted Ms Jones and forced her to enter Queen's Park on 28 or 29 May 2008. |
| It is claimed that he forced her across the park against her will before he repeatedly punched, kicked and stamped on her head and body. | It is claimed that he forced her across the park against her will before he repeatedly punched, kicked and stamped on her head and body. |
| Mr Harcar is then said to have repeatedly struck the 40-year-old's body on the ground, forcibly removed her clothes, compressed her neck, pinned her to the ground and raped her. | Mr Harcar is then said to have repeatedly struck the 40-year-old's body on the ground, forcibly removed her clothes, compressed her neck, pinned her to the ground and raped her. |
| He is also alleged to have murdered Ms Jones and robbed her of two rings and three bags which included a camera, laptop and three mobile phones. | He is also alleged to have murdered Ms Jones and robbed her of two rings and three bags which included a camera, laptop and three mobile phones. |
| He denies all charges and has lodged special defences of incrimination and alibi. | He denies all charges and has lodged special defences of incrimination and alibi. |
| Mr Harcar has blamed three other men for the attack and claims he was elsewhere at the time it happened. | Mr Harcar has blamed three other men for the attack and claims he was elsewhere at the time it happened. |
| He is also charged with committing a breach of the peace by threatening to kill Lucie Pechtlova at a room in Queen's Drive on 29 May. | He is also charged with committing a breach of the peace by threatening to kill Lucie Pechtlova at a room in Queen's Drive on 29 May. |
| He is then accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by fleeing to the Czech Republic and Slovakia between 1 and 18 June last year. | He is then accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by fleeing to the Czech Republic and Slovakia between 1 and 18 June last year. |
| The trial, before Lord Bracadale, continues. | The trial, before Lord Bracadale, continues. |