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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.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.
'Normal argument'
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?"
Sally Anne Bowman was killed in September 2005
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 court heard how she tried to stop him driving off when he dropped her off shortly after 0400 BST on the night she died, following a row that lasted an hour-and-a-half.
Asked what the argument had been about, he said: "I thought that she was with boys that night, she thought that I was with girls. Just jealousy.
"There may have been raised voices but not shouting. She tried to stop me from driving away by sitting in front of the car."
He said he watched her walk towards her garden before he drove off.
Mr Sproston told police that he thought he had seen a man with a shaved head walk slowly past as they had the row.
"He was looking into the car, maybe being nosy," he said in court, although he admitted he was now unsure what he saw.
The case continues.The case continues.