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| S&M lover describes wife murder | S&M lover describes wife murder |
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| A woman who stabbed to death her lover's wife has described to Swansea Crown Court how her victim tried to defend herself. | A woman who stabbed to death her lover's wife has described to Swansea Crown Court how her victim tried to defend herself. |
| Rebecca Harris, 30, from Morriston, Swansea, who was in a sado-masochistic relationship with Stephen Marsh, has admitted killing Jaspal Marsh, 37. | Rebecca Harris, 30, from Morriston, Swansea, who was in a sado-masochistic relationship with Stephen Marsh, has admitted killing Jaspal Marsh, 37. |
| She claims she carried out the attack after being persuaded to by Mr Marsh, 36, of Gorseinon, who denies murder. | She claims she carried out the attack after being persuaded to by Mr Marsh, 36, of Gorseinon, who denies murder. |
| On her way there she says he sent many text messages urging her to do it. | On her way there she says he sent many text messages urging her to do it. |
| The couple had met eight months before at the directory inquiries call centre they both worked in and had developed a sado-masochistic relationship. | The couple had met eight months before at the directory inquiries call centre they both worked in and had developed a sado-masochistic relationship. |
| Mobile phone footage found on Mr Marsh's mobile phone showed him cutting Harris with a knife as she laid on a bed - the same eight-inch bladed knife she later used to murder Mrs Marsh. | Mobile phone footage found on Mr Marsh's mobile phone showed him cutting Harris with a knife as she laid on a bed - the same eight-inch bladed knife she later used to murder Mrs Marsh. |
| Harris, married to a 70-year-old with whom she has a young son, told that on the night of the murder in July 2006, she drove to Mrs Marsh's marital home in Gorseinon after meeting her lover in a city centre pub for a work party. | |
| Stephen Marsh denies arranging the killing of his wife | Stephen Marsh denies arranging the killing of his wife |
| During her journey, she said he repeatedly sent her many text messages urging her on. | During her journey, she said he repeatedly sent her many text messages urging her on. |
| She said some read: "You can do it, you are strong enough. Please do it, please do it. You and me together forever." | She said some read: "You can do it, you are strong enough. Please do it, please do it. You and me together forever." |
| Often in tears during her evidence, she said: "The door was unlocked as he said. I went in through the front door." | Often in tears during her evidence, she said: "The door was unlocked as he said. I went in through the front door." |
| She said the door was unlocked just as Mr Marsh had said it would be and that the couple's dog was there but he was familiar with her from previous visits to the house when Mrs Marsh was out. | She said the door was unlocked just as Mr Marsh had said it would be and that the couple's dog was there but he was familiar with her from previous visits to the house when Mrs Marsh was out. |
| He told me to pick the largest one from the knife block. It was quiet. It was pitch black. Rebecca Harris | He told me to pick the largest one from the knife block. It was quiet. It was pitch black. Rebecca Harris |
| "I went straight to the kitchen, I got the knife out of the knife block like Stephen had told me to do," she said. | "I went straight to the kitchen, I got the knife out of the knife block like Stephen had told me to do," she said. |
| "He told me to pick the largest one from the knife block. It was quiet. It was pitch black." | "He told me to pick the largest one from the knife block. It was quiet. It was pitch black." |
| She said she went upstairs and just before she entered the bedroom a text arrived on her mobile which simply read: "Do it, just do it". | She said she went upstairs and just before she entered the bedroom a text arrived on her mobile which simply read: "Do it, just do it". |
| "She [Jaspal Marsh] was lying on the bed, she was facing me," she said. | "She [Jaspal Marsh] was lying on the bed, she was facing me," she said. |
| "All of a sudden, she came flying off the bed straight for me. | "All of a sudden, she came flying off the bed straight for me. |
| Jaspal Marsh died after she was stabbed 16 times in her bedroom | Jaspal Marsh died after she was stabbed 16 times in her bedroom |
| "She pushed my head up against the chest of drawers, I had the knife in my hand and all I can remember is stabbing her once or twice." | "She pushed my head up against the chest of drawers, I had the knife in my hand and all I can remember is stabbing her once or twice." |
| After a short break in giving evidence, Harris told the court: "The moonlight was shining and in the bedroom I could see her eyes were glazed just motionless." | After a short break in giving evidence, Harris told the court: "The moonlight was shining and in the bedroom I could see her eyes were glazed just motionless." |
| Asked what she had done with the knife, she replied: "I left it in her. | Asked what she had done with the knife, she replied: "I left it in her. |
| "My head was all over the place, thoughts of my husband, my son, Stephen, were all going through my head. | "My head was all over the place, thoughts of my husband, my son, Stephen, were all going through my head. |
| "I just had to get out of the house as quickly as I could." | "I just had to get out of the house as quickly as I could." |
| She said she left via the back patio windows, and texted Mr Marsh using a code that would let him know she had carried out the killing. | She said she left via the back patio windows, and texted Mr Marsh using a code that would let him know she had carried out the killing. |
| She said he replied by text: "You're a star. I love you." | She said he replied by text: "You're a star. I love you." |
| He was very, very cold towards me, as if he did not want to touch me. He did not kiss me, stroke my hand, nothing Rebecca Harris | He was very, very cold towards me, as if he did not want to touch me. He did not kiss me, stroke my hand, nothing Rebecca Harris |
| The following morning, she met Mr Marsh before he went to work. | The following morning, she met Mr Marsh before he went to work. |
| "He was very, very cold towards me, as if he did not want to touch me. He did not kiss me, stroke my hand, nothing," he said. | "He was very, very cold towards me, as if he did not want to touch me. He did not kiss me, stroke my hand, nothing," he said. |
| "I asked him to come to the police with me and again he said no. | "I asked him to come to the police with me and again he said no. |
| "He asked me what had happened and I said she had fought. Then he stopped me and said he did not want to know." | "He asked me what had happened and I said she had fought. Then he stopped me and said he did not want to know." |
| The lovers met twice again that day before Harris dropped Mr Marsh off close to his home. | The lovers met twice again that day before Harris dropped Mr Marsh off close to his home. |
| There he discovered his wife's body. She had been stabbed 16 times. | There he discovered his wife's body. She had been stabbed 16 times. |
| Police called at her house early on Sunday morning - a day later. She was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday. | Police called at her house early on Sunday morning - a day later. She was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday. |
| Alibi | Alibi |
| Earlier, the court was shown a police video of the murder scene at the Marsh home in Gorseinon. | Earlier, the court was shown a police video of the murder scene at the Marsh home in Gorseinon. |
| The video showed Mrs Marsh's body, with the kitchen knife still sticking out of her chest, lying next to her blood-stained bed. | The video showed Mrs Marsh's body, with the kitchen knife still sticking out of her chest, lying next to her blood-stained bed. |
| Police officers, who were called to the house, recalled Mr Marsh was visibly upset, looking very pale with bloodshot eyes. | Police officers, who were called to the house, recalled Mr Marsh was visibly upset, looking very pale with bloodshot eyes. |
| He had told them, if only he had come home last night then it would never have happened. | He had told them, if only he had come home last night then it would never have happened. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |