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| Girl 'fought off bus stop killer' | |
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| A teenage girl fought off and escaped from a man accused of killing other women near bus stops, a court heard. | A teenage girl fought off and escaped from a man accused of killing other women near bus stops, a court heard. |
| Anna-Maria Rennie was 17 when she was grabbed by a man who tried to drag her into a car in Twickenham, west London in 2001, she told the Old Bailey. | Anna-Maria Rennie was 17 when she was grabbed by a man who tried to drag her into a car in Twickenham, west London in 2001, she told the Old Bailey. |
| "I was kicking and screaming as much as I could to get away. I was scared." | "I was kicking and screaming as much as I could to get away. I was scared." |
| Levi Bellfield, 39, from west London, denies the false imprisonment and kidnap of Miss Rennie as well as two murders and two attempted murders. | Levi Bellfield, 39, from west London, denies the false imprisonment and kidnap of Miss Rennie as well as two murders and two attempted murders. |
| He picked me up from the floor and was walking towards the car Anna-Maria Rennie | He picked me up from the floor and was walking towards the car Anna-Maria Rennie |
| Miss Rennie had gone out to "calm down" after a late night row with her boyfriend when a car pulled up and a man got out and offered her a lift. | Miss Rennie had gone out to "calm down" after a late night row with her boyfriend when a car pulled up and a man got out and offered her a lift. |
| "He put his arm round and I screamed," she said. "He put his hand over my mouth. | "He put his arm round and I screamed," she said. "He put his hand over my mouth. |
| "He picked me up from the floor and was walking towards the car, which was now parked in the lay-by with its back passenger door open." | "He picked me up from the floor and was walking towards the car, which was now parked in the lay-by with its back passenger door open." |
| 'I was crying' | 'I was crying' |
| Miss Rennie managed to free herself just before they got to the car and she ran home. | |
| She said: "I was still scared. I was tired, very nervous. I was crying and shaking. | She said: "I was still scared. I was tired, very nervous. I was crying and shaking. |
| "I did not leave the house for many weeks after. I was not confident." | "I did not leave the house for many weeks after. I was not confident." |
| Miss Rennie, who picked out Mr Bellfield from an identity parade, said she had since moved to Spain. | |
| "I have always been a confident, open person but for a time after that, it destroyed that," she told the court. | "I have always been a confident, open person but for a time after that, it destroyed that," she told the court. |
| 'Sudden' violence | 'Sudden' violence |
| Brian Altman, prosecuting, told the jury the attacker targeted young blonde women on buses or at bus stops. | Brian Altman, prosecuting, told the jury the attacker targeted young blonde women on buses or at bus stops. |
| When he attacked them, the violence was "sudden and overwhelming", he told the court. | When he attacked them, the violence was "sudden and overwhelming", he told the court. |
| He denies murdering students Amelie Delagrange, 22, in August 2004, and Marsha McDonnell, 19, in February 2003. | He denies murdering students Amelie Delagrange, 22, in August 2004, and Marsha McDonnell, 19, in February 2003. |
| He also denies the attempted murders of Kate Sheedy, 18, in 2004, and Irma Dragoshi, 16, in 2003, as well as causing greivous bodily harm to Miss Dragoshi. | He also denies the attempted murders of Kate Sheedy, 18, in 2004, and Irma Dragoshi, 16, in 2003, as well as causing greivous bodily harm to Miss Dragoshi. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |