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| Men 'stole from murdered Moira' | Men 'stole from murdered Moira' |
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| A man has admitted stealing from a car and a purse belonging to Moira Jones on the night she was attacked and killed. | A man has admitted stealing from a car and a purse belonging to Moira Jones on the night she was attacked and killed. |
| Mohammed Umar Karim, 22, told the jury his brother Mohammed Abubakar Karim found a purse and car keys on a street near Glasgow's Queen's Park on 29 May. | Mohammed Umar Karim, 22, told the jury his brother Mohammed Abubakar Karim found a purse and car keys on a street near Glasgow's Queen's Park on 29 May. |
| He admitted trying to use her debit and credit cards, but said he did not know who they belonged to until days later. | He admitted trying to use her debit and credit cards, but said he did not know who they belonged to until days later. |
| Marek Harcar, 33, who is on trial, has lodged defences blaming the brothers and another man for Ms Jones' murder. | Marek Harcar, 33, who is on trial, has lodged defences blaming the brothers and another man for Ms Jones' murder. |
| The High Court in Glasgow heard the brothers had been dropped off near their home in Queen's Drive just after midnight and found the purse and car keys. | The High Court in Glasgow heard the brothers had been dropped off near their home in Queen's Drive just after midnight and found the purse and car keys. |
| Mohammed Umar Karim said his 21-year-old brother took the cards from the purse and he told the court that the door of Ms Jones' Toyota had opened when he pressed the button on the keys. | |
| I actually said: 'If we wake up in the morning and someone has been murdered, then we have just heard it' Frederick GrahamWitness | |
| Mr Karim said they had unsuccessfully tried to get money from a cash machine with her bank card before returning to Queen's Drive to look through the car "for properties to sell". | Mr Karim said they had unsuccessfully tried to get money from a cash machine with her bank card before returning to Queen's Drive to look through the car "for properties to sell". |
| He threw the key away and tried to use the credit cards to order computers on the internet, the court heard. | He threw the key away and tried to use the credit cards to order computers on the internet, the court heard. |
| Mr Karim said the pair went to the police three nights later, when they learned of the murder. | Mr Karim said the pair went to the police three nights later, when they learned of the murder. |
| Paul McBride QC, defending, asked the witness how his blood came to be found in Ms Jones' jeep. | Paul McBride QC, defending, asked the witness how his blood came to be found in Ms Jones' jeep. |
| He replied: "No idea, mate." He later said it may have happened at work. | He replied: "No idea, mate." He later said it may have happened at work. |
| The trial was also told that screaming was heard coming from a park where the 40-year-old's body was found. | The trial was also told that screaming was heard coming from a park where the 40-year-old's body was found. |
| Witness Kathleen McIlwaine told the court she heard a scream as she was getting ready for bed in her flat, which overlooked the park, at about 2330 BST on 28 May. | Witness Kathleen McIlwaine told the court she heard a scream as she was getting ready for bed in her flat, which overlooked the park, at about 2330 BST on 28 May. |
| The biomedical scientist said: "This was not a joyful scream. It was one scream and then it was cut off. It really disturbed me.The trial at the High Court in Glasgow is before Lord Bracadale | The biomedical scientist said: "This was not a joyful scream. It was one scream and then it was cut off. It really disturbed me.The trial at the High Court in Glasgow is before Lord Bracadale |
| "I could not see anything. | "I could not see anything. |
| "I took it to be female. It was a very high-pitched scream." | "I took it to be female. It was a very high-pitched scream." |
| Couple Margaret Boyd and Frederick Graham told how they had been walking near the park around the same time that evening when they also heard a scream. | Couple Margaret Boyd and Frederick Graham told how they had been walking near the park around the same time that evening when they also heard a scream. |
| Mr Graham, a taxi driver, added: "I actually said: 'If we wake up in the morning and someone has been murdered, then we have just heard it'." | Mr Graham, a taxi driver, added: "I actually said: 'If we wake up in the morning and someone has been murdered, then we have just heard it'." |
| Miss Boyd, a pub manageress, described the noise as "a girly scream" and thought it was youths carrying on in the park. | Miss Boyd, a pub manageress, described the noise as "a girly scream" and thought it was youths carrying on in the park. |
| The trial also heard from park rangers who discovered Ms Jones' half-naked body on the morning of 29 May. | The trial also heard from park rangers who discovered Ms Jones' half-naked body on the morning of 29 May. |
| Mr Harcar is alleged to have abducted Ms Jones, who was originally from Staffordshire, and forced her to enter the park on 28 or 29 May 2008. | Mr Harcar is alleged to have abducted Ms Jones, who was originally from Staffordshire, and forced her to enter the park on 28 or 29 May 2008. |
| Special defences | Special defences |
| 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. |
| He is then said to have repeatedly struck Ms Jones on the ground, forcibly removed her clothes, compressed her neck, pinned her to the ground and raped her. | He is then said to have repeatedly struck Ms Jones on the ground, forcibly removed her clothes, compressed her neck, pinned her to the ground and raped her. |
| Mr Harcar is also alleged to have murdered the businesswoman and stolen from her. | Mr Harcar is also alleged to have murdered the businesswoman and stolen from her. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| The trial, before Lord Bracadale, continues. | The trial, before Lord Bracadale, continues. |