EastEnders' Gemma McCluskie death: Jury considers verdict

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A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering his sister, former EastEnders' actress Gemma McCluskie.

Tony McCluskie admits killing the 25-year-old - whose body parts were found in Regent's Canal - but denies murder.

McCluskie, 35, from Shoreditch, east London, told the Old Bailey he has no idea what happened after grabbing her.

Prosecutors allege he bludgeoned his sister to death in March 2012 when she told him to leave their shared flat.

Miss McCluskie who played Kerry Skinner, the niece of Ethel Skinner, in the BBC soap in 2001, was officially identified by dental records.