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| Man denies bus stop murder claims | Man denies bus stop murder claims |
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| A man accused of stalking and killing women in London has appeared at the Old Bailey to deny the claims. | A man accused of stalking and killing women in London has appeared at the Old Bailey to deny the claims. |
| Levi Bellfield, 39, is accused of following women and watching bus stops for victims. | Levi Bellfield, 39, is accused of following women and watching bus stops for victims. |
| He allegedly killed Amelie Delagrange, 22 and Marsha McDonnell, 19, by hitting them on the head with a blunt object. | He allegedly killed Amelie Delagrange, 22 and Marsha McDonnell, 19, by hitting them on the head with a blunt object. |
| Mr Bellfield, from west London, denies two counts of murder and two attempted murders in south-west London between October 2001 and August 2004. | Mr Bellfield, from west London, denies two counts of murder and two attempted murders in south-west London between October 2001 and August 2004. |
| Attempted murder charges | |
| When asked if he was present during the alleged offences he answered "No I was not" and "Absolutely not". | When asked if he was present during the alleged offences he answered "No I was not" and "Absolutely not". |
| He is accused of the attempted murders of student Kate Sheedy, then 18, and hairdresser Irma Dragoshi, who was 33 at the time. | |
| The wheel clamper also stands accused of the kidnap and false imprisonment of Anna-Maria Rennie, then 17. | |
| Mr Bellfield told the jury that he grew up, worked and socialised around the Hounslow, Feltham and Hanworth areas. | |
| He said that from 2002 he had worked as a car clamper and had as many as 20 vehicles a year available to him. | |
| Previous convictions | |
| "I don't know how many I owned and used," he said. "Everyone used them. Sometimes the key would be left on the wheel." | |
| During questioning he admitted offences dating back to when he was 13. | |
| Mr Bellfield received a 13-month prison sentence at Isleworth Crown Court in 1991 for hitting a constable in the face, common assault on a special constable and failing to surrender. | |
| He said: "I was at a friend's house. The police came and told us to turn the music down. They turned it off. There was an argy bargy and I was arrested." | |
| He also said he was jailed for eight months in 2005 for dangerous driving. | |
| With all that's been going on with me regarding all these allegations, it knocked me sideways Levi Bellfield | |
| But Mr Bellfield told the court it was the "first time in my life" that he was giving evidence in court. | |
| When asked if he had seen Miss Rennie before her court appearance, Mr Bellfield said: "No, never in my life." | |
| He added: "With all that's been going on with me regarding all these allegations, it knocked me sideways," he said. "I couldn't believe it." | |
| Mr Bellfield said that on the date of the alleged attack on Anna-Maria he was attending was his son's birthday, and on the night of Miss McDonnell's murder he was "pretty certain" he was watching TV. |