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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 has heard. | |
| Lewis Sproston, 22, said he drove Miss Bowman, 18, to her 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' | '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. |
| 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." |
| Sally Anne Bowman was killed in September 2005 | Sally Anne Bowman was killed in September 2005 |
| 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. | 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. | 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." | "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. | 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. | 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. | "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. |