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| Boyfriend denies murdering model | Boyfriend denies murdering model |
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| The boyfriend of murdered teenage model Sally Anne Bowman has denied being her killer, a court had heard. | The boyfriend of murdered teenage model Sally Anne Bowman has denied being her killer, a court had heard. |
| Lewis Sproston, 22, drove Miss Bowman, 18, to her south London home in Croydon and left her moments before she was murdered in her driveway in 2005. | |
| At the Old Bailey Mr Sproston said he was not the murderer when questioned by counsel for 37-year-old Mark Dixie. | At the Old Bailey Mr Sproston said he was not the murderer when questioned by counsel for 37-year-old Mark Dixie. |
| Pub chef Mr Dixie denies murdering Miss Bowman who was repeatedly stabbed and found near-naked in a pool of blood. | Pub chef Mr Dixie denies murdering Miss Bowman who was repeatedly stabbed and found near-naked in a pool of blood. |
| In police interview he said he found her dead body and had sex with her. | In police interview he said he found her dead body and had sex with her. |
| Anthony Glass QC, defending, asked Mr Sproston: "Had you left her dead or dying?" | Anthony Glass QC, defending, asked Mr Sproston: "Had you left her dead or dying?" |
| "No," replied Mr Sproston. | "No," replied Mr Sproston. |
| 'Normal argument' | |
| The court was told Mr Sproston was arrested the day after the murder and asked detectives: "Is this about the row with my girlfriend last night?" | The court was told Mr Sproston was arrested the day after the murder and asked detectives: "Is this about the row with my girlfriend last night?" |
| Later he said: "I thought she made it home. I thought she was perfectly well and healthy. It was just a normal argument." | Later he said: "I thought she made it home. I thought she was perfectly well and healthy. It was just a normal argument." |
| He admitted that on a previous occasion they had argued and that the police had been called. | He admitted that on a previous occasion they had argued and that the police had been called. |
| Under cross-examination, Mr Sproston denied that the argument on the night of her death had been a "blazing row" or even the worst one that the couple had had. | Under cross-examination, Mr Sproston denied that the argument on the night of her death had been a "blazing row" or even the worst one that the couple had had. |
| "Me and Sally argued all the time," he said. | "Me and Sally argued all the time," he said. |
| He denied ever hitting her, slapping or spitting at her but said he did once spit at her door when she slammed it in his face. | He denied ever hitting her, slapping or spitting at her but said he did once spit at her door when she slammed it in his face. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |