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Trial hears of priest's 'anxiety' Angelika 'flirted' with accused
(about 3 hours later)
A parish priest behaved strangely in the aftermath of Angelika Kluk's disappearance, a court has heard. Angelika Kluk was being "flirty" with the man accused of raping and murdering her, a trial heard.
Catholic press officer Simon Dames, 34, told the High Court in Edinburgh that Father Gerry Nugent, 63, said he "no longer gave a damn" about the girl. The Polish student and Peter Tobin were seen together in the garage at St Patrick's Church in Anderston, Glasgow, the night before she disappeared.
Mr Dames had been summoned by Father Gerry to St Patrick's Church in Anderston, Glasgow, where the Polish student's body was later found. Angelika, 23, and church handyman Peter Tobin were painting a shed together, said Russian student Rebecca Dordi, 30.
Peter Tobin, 60, denies raping and murdering Angelika and other charges. Mr Tobin, 60, denies raping and murdering Angelika Kluk between 24 September and 29 September last year.
Mr Dames said he had no idea why Father Gerry wanted to see him when he received a phone call from the priest. Ms Dordi told the High Court in Edinburgh how she returned to St Patrick's late in the evening of Saturday 23 September and noticed the garage door was open.
When asked to describe Father Gerry's behaviour, Mr Dames said: "You could use the word anxious, maybe tipping towards nervous. Someone who wanted to meet me very quickly." Donald Findlay QC, who called Miss Dordi as a defence witness on the 22nd day of the trial, asked her about her impression of the atmosphere between Angelika and Mr Tobin.
He said regarding the last six weeks he no longer gave a damn. He no longer gave a damn about Angelika Simon DamesCatholic press officer It looked as if Angelika was being flirty - not flirting but being flirty. There is a difference Rebecca Dordi
But Mr Dames said that by the time he arrived at St Patrick's chapel house on Tuesday 26 September, two days after Angelika was last seen alive, the priest had changed and "was calm." She said: "They were just talking, laughing, giggling, whatever you call it. They were friendly."
Mr Dames said during the conversation that followed Father Gerry described his "father-daughter" relationship with Angelika. Ms Dordi went into the kitchen of the chapel house and was sitting, reading, when the two came in to make some tea.
But he said there had apparently been some sort of argument about six weeks earlier. Mr Dames said he thought it might be connected with the supposed discovery of "The Pill" in Angelika's room by the priest. Mr Findlay asked about the atmosphere, which Miss Dordi described as "over-friendly".
Mr Dames said of Father Gerry: "He said regarding the last six weeks he no longer gave a damn. He no longer gave a damn about Angelika." She added: "It looked as if Angelika was being flirty - not flirting but being flirty. There is a difference."
Donald Findlay, QC, defending, asked: "That, coming from a priest, what was your reaction?" Mr Dames responded: "Not expected." Miss Dordi said she did not dislike Angelika but did not approve of some of the things she did.
The trial has previously heard that Father Gerry claimed to have had a sexual relationship with Angelika, 23. She said: "We are different people. I certainly didn't approve of some of the things that were happening. I didn't approve of going round with hardly anything on, just a red robe.
"I didn't approve of the priest going off with a girl to the swimming pool in the early morning."
Phone call
Earlier the trial heard about the behaviour of Father Gerry Nugent, the priest at St Patrick's, the day after Angelika was reported missing.
Catholic press officer Simon Dames, 34, described how he was summoned to St Patrick's by an urgent phone call - and during a conversation with Father Gerry wondered if Angelika was an escort girl.
Mr Findlay said: "Did you make a somewhat off-the-wall suggestion to him?"
Mr Dames said Father Gerry and Angelika had fallen out
Mr Dames said: "I would call it a gut and intellectual stab in the dark. The stab in the dark, I apologised for, was maybe, just maybe, Angelika was involved in escorting."
Mr Dames said Father Gerry would not entertain the thought and dismissed it.
Father Gerry also said he no longer gave a damn about the girl, whose body was found under his church floor three days later.
Mr Dames told the High Court in Edinburgh he had no idea why Father Gerry wanted to see him.
Mr Dames described a phone call from the priest: "You could use the word anxious, maybe tipping towards nervous. Someone who wanted to meet me very quickly."
But when he got to St Patrick's chapel house on Tuesday 26 September the priest had changed. "He was calm," Mr Dames told Donald Findlay QC at the start of the defence case.
Supposed discovery
Mr Dames said that during the conversation that followed Father Gerry described a "father-daughter" relationship with Angelika.
However, there had been some sort of argument about six weeks earlier.
Mr Dames said he thought it might be connected with the supposed discovery of "the pill" in her room by the priest.
Mr Dames said of Father Gerry: "He said regarding the last six weeks he no longer gave a damn.
"He no longer gave a damn about Angelika."
Peter Tobin denies murder, attempting to defeat the ends of justice, and attempting to pervert the course of justice.Peter Tobin denies murder, attempting to defeat the ends of justice, and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Trial continues
He also denies rape, claiming he had sex with Angelika with her consent.He also denies rape, claiming he had sex with Angelika with her consent.
Angelika, 23, had been staying at the chapel house attached to St Patrick's Church in Anderston, Glasgow, and working as a cleaner to help finance her language studies in Gdansk.
Mr Tobin was helping out there as an odd job man.
He is accused of attacking Angelika between 24 September and 29 September in St Patrick's Church, or elsewhere, gagging her with cloth and tape, binding her hands with cable ties, raping her, smashing her skull with a piece of wood or something similar, stabbing her 16 times in the chest and inflicting other knife injuries.
It is alleged that he then hid the body under the floor of the church.
A further charge alleges that he told Glasgow police his name was Patrick McLaughlin, gave a false date of birth and address, and that he travelled to London and gave staff at the National Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospital in Queen's Square, London, another false name.
No evidence has been heard about an alleged breach of the peace at the church between July and September when Russian student Rebecca Dordi was supposedly threatened by Mr Tobin and the charge has been dropped.
The trial continues.The trial continues.