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| The Angelika Kluk murder trial has heard that the Polish student might have been alive when she was dumped under the floor of a Glasgow church. | The Angelika Kluk murder trial has heard that the Polish student might have been alive when she was dumped under the floor of a Glasgow church. |
| Earlier, jurors at the High Court in Edinburgh were told that she suffered 16 stab wounds to her chest. | Earlier, jurors at the High Court in Edinburgh were told that she suffered 16 stab wounds to her chest. |
| The court heard evidence about the 23-year-old's desperate fight against her killer. | The court heard evidence about the 23-year-old's desperate fight against her killer. |
| Peter Tobin, 60, denies raping and murdering Ms Kluk and hiding her body in St Patrick's Church in Anderston. | Peter Tobin, 60, denies raping and murdering Ms Kluk and hiding her body in St Patrick's Church in Anderston. |
| The student had been dead for several days when her partly decomposed body was found under the floor of the church. | The student had been dead for several days when her partly decomposed body was found under the floor of the church. |
| The court also heard that there appeared to be medical evidence of sexual activity. | The court also heard that there appeared to be medical evidence of sexual activity. |
| Consultant pathologist Julie McAdam, 35, said she was called to the church on the night of 29 September last year after Angelika's body was found. | Consultant pathologist Julie McAdam, 35, said she was called to the church on the night of 29 September last year after Angelika's body was found. |
| Given the condition she was in... I would estimate she had been dead for at least several days Julie McAdamConsultant pathologist | Given the condition she was in... I would estimate she had been dead for at least several days Julie McAdamConsultant pathologist |
| The following evening she began to examine Ms Kluk's body, which was bound, gagged and heavily blood-stained. | The following evening she began to examine Ms Kluk's body, which was bound, gagged and heavily blood-stained. |
| Before the pathologist began to give evidence, members of the public were asked to leave the court to allow photographs to be shown. | Before the pathologist began to give evidence, members of the public were asked to leave the court to allow photographs to be shown. |
| Judge Lord Menzies told them it was to preserve Ms Kluk's dignity as much as possible and warned jurors over the content of the images. | Judge Lord Menzies told them it was to preserve Ms Kluk's dignity as much as possible and warned jurors over the content of the images. |
| Questioned by advocate depute Dorothy Bain, prosecuting, Dr McAdam said the cause of death was "stab wounds to the chest and head injuries and occlusion of the mouth by gagging". | Questioned by advocate depute Dorothy Bain, prosecuting, Dr McAdam said the cause of death was "stab wounds to the chest and head injuries and occlusion of the mouth by gagging". |
| She said there was no sign of rigor mortis. | She said there was no sign of rigor mortis. |
| The pathologist told the court: "She had 16 stab wounds to her chest. | The pathologist told the court: "She had 16 stab wounds to her chest. |
| "The fact that there was no rigor, this means she had definitely been dead over 36 hours. | "The fact that there was no rigor, this means she had definitely been dead over 36 hours. |
| "However, given the condition she was in and given other findings of decomposition I would estimate she had been dead for at least several days." | "However, given the condition she was in and given other findings of decomposition I would estimate she had been dead for at least several days." |
| Table leg | Table leg |
| The pathologist told Ms Bain her findings were in keeping with her being dead six days earlier - on Sunday, 24 September at about 1800 BST. | The pathologist told Ms Bain her findings were in keeping with her being dead six days earlier - on Sunday, 24 September at about 1800 BST. |
| The trial has heard from witnesses, who last saw Angelika that Sunday, painting a shed with Mr Tobin. | The trial has heard from witnesses, who last saw Angelika that Sunday, painting a shed with Mr Tobin. |
| The jury was also told that a blood-stained table leg was found at the church, propped up against an outside wall. | The jury was also told that a blood-stained table leg was found at the church, propped up against an outside wall. |
| Detectives were sent to look for a weapon with "angles" after pathologists found distinctive wounds during a post mortem. | Detectives were sent to look for a weapon with "angles" after pathologists found distinctive wounds during a post mortem. |
| Crime scene expert Pc David Thurley, 49, said four table legs were found around the outside of the church. | Crime scene expert Pc David Thurley, 49, said four table legs were found around the outside of the church. |
| He said that small pieces of protruding wood on the legs matched a piece found in a blood-stained and paint-splattered plastic sheet which was under the church floor with Ms Kluk's body. | |
| One of the table legs, bearing traces of paint, found near the vestry window, was shown to the court. | One of the table legs, bearing traces of paint, found near the vestry window, was shown to the court. |
| Computer generated graphics were shown to the jury to illustrate how Ms Kluk's body could have been dropped down below the church floor. | Computer generated graphics were shown to the jury to illustrate how Ms Kluk's body could have been dropped down below the church floor. |
| A blood-stained table leg was found resting against a wall | A blood-stained table leg was found resting against a wall |
| The video showed legs dangling through the floor, then a body slumping onto the ground beneath - ending up with legs buckled under the body and the bound hands falling over to the right. | The video showed legs dangling through the floor, then a body slumping onto the ground beneath - ending up with legs buckled under the body and the bound hands falling over to the right. |
| Pc Thurley said he thought the plastic had been used as "a funnel." | Pc Thurley said he thought the plastic had been used as "a funnel." |
| He said: "There was no evidence to suggest she came from anywhere else but down the hole." | He said: "There was no evidence to suggest she came from anywhere else but down the hole." |
| The officer said police also believed it was likely Angelika had been attacked in a garage which was part of the church complex. | The officer said police also believed it was likely Angelika had been attacked in a garage which was part of the church complex. |
| However, no trace of blood could be found along the likely route between garage and the hole in the floor, by the priest's confessional. | However, no trace of blood could be found along the likely route between garage and the hole in the floor, by the priest's confessional. |
| It has been alleged that Mr Tobin attacked Miss Kluk, raped her, battered her and repeatedly struck her with a knife. | It has been alleged that Mr Tobin attacked Miss Kluk, raped her, battered her and repeatedly struck her with a knife. |
| He has also been accused of hiding the body under the floor of the church in an attempt to defeat the ends of justice. | He has also been accused of hiding the body under the floor of the church in an attempt to defeat the ends of justice. |
| Mr Tobin has denied those charges and a charge of giving false personal details. | Mr Tobin has denied those charges and a charge of giving false personal details. |
| In a special defence read to the jury, Mr Tobin has admitted having sex with the Polish student, with her consent. | In a special defence read to the jury, Mr Tobin has admitted having sex with the Polish student, with her consent. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |