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| The bloodstained clothes of a British woman found in a lake two years after she went missing have been shown to a French court. | The bloodstained clothes of a British woman found in a lake two years after she went missing have been shown to a French court. |
| Evelyn Lund, 52, originally from Darwen in Lancashire, went missing from the farmhouse she shared with her husband in France on 29 December 1999. | Evelyn Lund, 52, originally from Darwen in Lancashire, went missing from the farmhouse she shared with her husband in France on 29 December 1999. |
| Her decomposed body was found in her car in Lake Bancalie, 15 miles (24km) from their house in Rayssac in 2001. | Her decomposed body was found in her car in Lake Bancalie, 15 miles (24km) from their house in Rayssac in 2001. |
| Robert Lund, 55, denies killing her and trying to disguise it as an accident. | |
| He is on trial at a court in Albi where he is accused of murdering her so he could live off her life insurance. | He is on trial at a court in Albi where he is accused of murdering her so he could live off her life insurance. |
| Mr Lund has always maintained he played no part in her death. | Mr Lund has always maintained he played no part in her death. |
| Evelyn Lund's body was discovered when lake water levels dropped | Evelyn Lund's body was discovered when lake water levels dropped |
| Holding up a bloody sweater, Dr Christian Doutreme-Puich, a DNA expert, told the Cour d'Assises de Tarn he had been unable to match the stains to Mrs Lund's DNA. | Holding up a bloody sweater, Dr Christian Doutreme-Puich, a DNA expert, told the Cour d'Assises de Tarn he had been unable to match the stains to Mrs Lund's DNA. |
| "We were unable to reach a conclusion about whose blood this was, either because the water of the lake had diluted the sample too much, or because it had broken down over time," he said. | "We were unable to reach a conclusion about whose blood this was, either because the water of the lake had diluted the sample too much, or because it had broken down over time," he said. |
| Tests on a large patch of blood on the back seat of the car also drew a blank. | Tests on a large patch of blood on the back seat of the car also drew a blank. |
| An examination of the 4x4 revealed its engine was running when it entered the water, but the gearbox was in neutral. | An examination of the 4x4 revealed its engine was running when it entered the water, but the gearbox was in neutral. |
| The search also showed the driver's window had been left open, despite rain and freezing temperatures on the night of Mrs Lund's disappearance. | The search also showed the driver's window had been left open, despite rain and freezing temperatures on the night of Mrs Lund's disappearance. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |