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The man accused of two murders near bus stops said a staff member carried out the attacks, the Old Bailey heard. | The man accused of two murders near bus stops said a staff member carried out the attacks, the Old Bailey heard. |
Levi Bellfield, 39, claimed he saw one of his employees, Sunil Gharu, pulling victim Irma Draghosi, who survived, in the December 2003 attack. | Levi Bellfield, 39, claimed he saw one of his employees, Sunil Gharu, pulling victim Irma Draghosi, who survived, in the December 2003 attack. |
Mr Bellfield, of West London, denies two counts of murder and two of attempted murder between 2001 and 2004. | Mr Bellfield, of West London, denies two counts of murder and two of attempted murder between 2001 and 2004. |
Two women, Amelie Delagrange, 22 and Marsha McDonnell, 19, were killed when they were hit on the head. | Two women, Amelie Delagrange, 22 and Marsha McDonnell, 19, were killed when they were hit on the head. |
Mr Bellfield - who ran a car clamping firm - said did not know what was happening to Ms Draghosi but was later sickened when he found out the extent of her injuries, he told the jury. | |
Part of me was in a bit of shock. I just did not want to get involved Levi Bellfield | Part of me was in a bit of shock. I just did not want to get involved Levi Bellfield |
Ms Draghosi, 33, suffered head injuries when she was attacked while waiting for a bus in Longford village, near Heathrow airport. | Ms Draghosi, 33, suffered head injuries when she was attacked while waiting for a bus in Longford village, near Heathrow airport. |
The prosecution alleged Mr Bellfield knocked her to the ground as part of his string of attacks on unsuspecting women, two of which ended in murder. | The prosecution alleged Mr Bellfield knocked her to the ground as part of his string of attacks on unsuspecting women, two of which ended in murder. |
But Mr Bellfield, on his second day in the dock, said he came back to his car in December 2003 to find Mr Gharu had left the vehicle. | But Mr Bellfield, on his second day in the dock, said he came back to his car in December 2003 to find Mr Gharu had left the vehicle. |
"He was pulling at the lady. As he pulled a handbag or her arm, she fell back and that is when I drove off," he said. | "He was pulling at the lady. As he pulled a handbag or her arm, she fell back and that is when I drove off," he said. |
The defendant demonstrated to the court, using both of his hands and pulling towards his body. | The defendant demonstrated to the court, using both of his hands and pulling towards his body. |
'I feel sick' | |
"Part of me was in a bit of shock," he said. "I just did not want to get involved. I could not believe what happened." | "Part of me was in a bit of shock," he said. "I just did not want to get involved. I could not believe what happened." |
Mr Bellfield told the court Mr Gharu said to him Ms Draghosi may have been involved in robbing his girlfriend of her mobile phone. | Mr Bellfield told the court Mr Gharu said to him Ms Draghosi may have been involved in robbing his girlfriend of her mobile phone. |
He added: "I did not know Miss Draghosi's injuries. Looking at this lady's injuries now, I feel sick." | |
The defendant said Mr Gharu and his brother were some of as many as 20 men who had access to vehicles used in his car-clamping business. |