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| Burglar battered woman to death | Burglar battered woman to death |
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| An intruder beat a woman to death when he confronted her in her home, a court has heard. | |
| Laila Rezk's blood-soaked body was found by her two children when they returned for a family dinner. | Laila Rezk's blood-soaked body was found by her two children when they returned for a family dinner. |
| Mrs Rezk, aged 51, was attacked by Lloyd Edwards at the house in Kingston Vale, south-west London, in November 2006, Kingston Crown Court was told. | Mrs Rezk, aged 51, was attacked by Lloyd Edwards at the house in Kingston Vale, south-west London, in November 2006, Kingston Crown Court was told. |
| Edwards, 19, of Norley Vale, Roehampton, south-west London, admits manslaughter but denies murder. | Edwards, 19, of Norley Vale, Roehampton, south-west London, admits manslaughter but denies murder. |
| Prosecutor Richard Whittam said Edwards launched a violent attack leaving Mrs Rezk with severe brain damage, deep cuts, bruising and fractures. | Prosecutor Richard Whittam said Edwards launched a violent attack leaving Mrs Rezk with severe brain damage, deep cuts, bruising and fractures. |
| When her daughter Dina, 22 at the time, and son Tamer, then 20, walked in through the open door their mother was still breathing. | When her daughter Dina, 22 at the time, and son Tamer, then 20, walked in through the open door their mother was still breathing. |
| Screamed 'hysterically' | Screamed 'hysterically' |
| They found blood smeared around the hallway and called out for their mother. | They found blood smeared around the hallway and called out for their mother. |
| "Dina saw blood in the downstairs toilet. It was smeared on the walls and floor and her mother's three-band ring lay on the tiled floor. | "Dina saw blood in the downstairs toilet. It was smeared on the walls and floor and her mother's three-band ring lay on the tiled floor. |
| "She then saw her mother lying on the floor in the living room. She started screaming hysterically." | "She then saw her mother lying on the floor in the living room. She started screaming hysterically." |
| Lloyd Edwards killed her. He did so with his bare hands - no weapon was used Prosecutor Richard Whittam | |
| He said that Miss Rezk "could not recognise her mother's face" because of the injuries she had suffered. | He said that Miss Rezk "could not recognise her mother's face" because of the injuries she had suffered. |
| Jurors heard Mrs Rezk fell into a coma and died the next day, hours after her husband Maurice returned from Egypt where he had been visiting relatives. | Jurors heard Mrs Rezk fell into a coma and died the next day, hours after her husband Maurice returned from Egypt where he had been visiting relatives. |
| The injury that killed Mrs Rezk was likely to be the "hyper-extension" of the neck as her head was forced back by a blow, causing catastrophic damage to her brain stem, the court heard. | |
| The court was told Edwards entered the house with the intention of carrying out a burglary. | The court was told Edwards entered the house with the intention of carrying out a burglary. |
| He told officers he trained as a boxer and kept himself fit but even so he did not think he had seriously hurt Mrs Rezk. | |
| Prosecutor Richard Whittam told the jury: "Lloyd Edwards killed her. He did so with his bare hands - no weapon was used." | |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |