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| Accused husband had 'memory loss' | Accused husband had 'memory loss' |
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| A man accused of persuading his mistress to kill his wife claimed he suffered memory loss surrounding the night of the murder. | A man accused of persuading his mistress to kill his wife claimed he suffered memory loss surrounding the night of the murder. |
| Stephen Marsh told Swansea Crown Court how years of alcohol abuse had taken its toll on his memory. | Stephen Marsh told Swansea Crown Court how years of alcohol abuse had taken its toll on his memory. |
| Mr Marsh denies murdering his wife Jaspal, and said Rebecca Harris acted alone when she stabbed her. | |
| Questioned over texts he exchanged with Harris before his wife's death Mr Marsh said he had no memory of most of them. | Questioned over texts he exchanged with Harris before his wife's death Mr Marsh said he had no memory of most of them. |
| Harris, 29, - who was having a sadomasochistic affair with Mr Marsh - has already confessed to murdering Mrs Marsh, 37, in a frenzied knife attack last July. | Harris, 29, - who was having a sadomasochistic affair with Mr Marsh - has already confessed to murdering Mrs Marsh, 37, in a frenzied knife attack last July. |
| Her victim suffered 16 serious stab wounds to the chest and back, as well as six other deep stab wounds to her left arm and 13 superficial injuries. | |
| She has claimed she was being "brainwashed" and controlled by Mr Marsh's text messages. | She has claimed she was being "brainwashed" and controlled by Mr Marsh's text messages. |
| Harris claims Mr Marsh had "brainwashed" her | Harris claims Mr Marsh had "brainwashed" her |
| On Tuesday, Mr Marsh was asked about a message in which Harris said: "I've been seen. It's over. I told you I'd be spotted." | On Tuesday, Mr Marsh was asked about a message in which Harris said: "I've been seen. It's over. I told you I'd be spotted." |
| Mr Marsh said if he had seen it, he would have assumed she had been seen by a man her husband had sent to follow them. | Mr Marsh said if he had seen it, he would have assumed she had been seen by a man her husband had sent to follow them. |
| If he had seen another message which read: "She screamed and fought, I'm shaking so much," he said he would have thought Harris was talking about getting into a fight in a club. | If he had seen another message which read: "She screamed and fought, I'm shaking so much," he said he would have thought Harris was talking about getting into a fight in a club. |
| Mr Marsh told the court how he drank up to 14 cans of cider a day and claimed it had affected his short-term memory. But he said he had not been to see a doctor about it, because he knew it was alcohol-induced. | Mr Marsh told the court how he drank up to 14 cans of cider a day and claimed it had affected his short-term memory. But he said he had not been to see a doctor about it, because he knew it was alcohol-induced. |
| The court also heard how, in March 2006, Mr Marsh had his jaw broken by the boyfriend of a different woman he was seeing. | The court also heard how, in March 2006, Mr Marsh had his jaw broken by the boyfriend of a different woman he was seeing. |
| The prosecution said Mr Marsh then planned to get revenge on his attacker, and sent a text message to a work colleague saying: "I want him dead". | The prosecution said Mr Marsh then planned to get revenge on his attacker, and sent a text message to a work colleague saying: "I want him dead". |
| Prosecuting, Huw Davies QC, suggested this was similar to the plan to murder Jaspal Marsh. | Prosecuting, Huw Davies QC, suggested this was similar to the plan to murder Jaspal Marsh. |
| Mr Marsh insisted there was no plan to kill his wife and there had not been an attack on the man who broke his jaw. | Mr Marsh insisted there was no plan to kill his wife and there had not been an attack on the man who broke his jaw. |
| Jaspal Marsh was stabbed 16 times in her bedroom | Jaspal Marsh was stabbed 16 times in her bedroom |
| "I want you dead" had just been an expression, he added. | "I want you dead" had just been an expression, he added. |
| The prosecution also suggested Mrs Marsh was murdered because she could not tolerate her husband's womanising. | The prosecution also suggested Mrs Marsh was murdered because she could not tolerate her husband's womanising. |
| The jury heard earlier how Mr Marsh had affairs with four women. | The jury heard earlier how Mr Marsh had affairs with four women. |
| They also heard how Mrs Marsh had enquired at work about reverting back to her maiden name. But Mr Marsh said he knew nothing about that, adding that they had never discussed divorce. | They also heard how Mrs Marsh had enquired at work about reverting back to her maiden name. But Mr Marsh said he knew nothing about that, adding that they had never discussed divorce. |
| Gerard Elias QC, defending, described texts Mr Marsh exchanged with his wife in the weeks before her murder. | Gerard Elias QC, defending, described texts Mr Marsh exchanged with his wife in the weeks before her murder. |
| He said they discussed mundane things such as meals and work schedules, but every message contained terms of endearment. | He said they discussed mundane things such as meals and work schedules, but every message contained terms of endearment. |
| "Were you living an upstairs and downstairs life as the prosecution has suggested?" Mr Elias asked. | "Were you living an upstairs and downstairs life as the prosecution has suggested?" Mr Elias asked. |
| "No, not at all," Mr Marsh said. | "No, not at all," Mr Marsh said. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |