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| A successful businesswoman was stabbed to death while on a first date with a man she had met in a nightclub, the Old Bailey has heard. | A successful businesswoman was stabbed to death while on a first date with a man she had met in a nightclub, the Old Bailey has heard. |
| Karl Taylor, 27, denies murdering Kate Beagley, a 37-year-old manager, in Richmond, south-west London last year. | Karl Taylor, 27, denies murdering Kate Beagley, a 37-year-old manager, in Richmond, south-west London last year. |
| Peter Clarke QC, prosecuting, said Mr Taylor had led police to woods in South Oxhey, Herts, where the body was found. | Peter Clarke QC, prosecuting, said Mr Taylor had led police to woods in South Oxhey, Herts, where the body was found. |
| Mr Taylor claims he took the knife to steal Miss Beagley's car, but stabbed her after an argument. | |
| 'Stinging nettles' | 'Stinging nettles' |
| Mr Clarke told the court the Crown did not accept Mr Taylor's version of what happened on 13 May 2007. | Mr Clarke told the court the Crown did not accept Mr Taylor's version of what happened on 13 May 2007. |
| He said Mr Taylor, of Covent Garden, central London, chatted to his girlfriend, Lauren, on his mobile phone as he drove Miss Beagley's car with her body in the boot back through London in the early hours of the morning. | He said Mr Taylor, of Covent Garden, central London, chatted to his girlfriend, Lauren, on his mobile phone as he drove Miss Beagley's car with her body in the boot back through London in the early hours of the morning. |
| After stripping her body and dumping it in stinging nettles, Mr Taylor drove back down the M1 motorway and threw away her clothes and the murder weapon, Mr Clarke told the jury. | After stripping her body and dumping it in stinging nettles, Mr Taylor drove back down the M1 motorway and threw away her clothes and the murder weapon, Mr Clarke told the jury. |
| Over the next few days, the court was told, Mr Taylor "showed off his new car" to acquaintances and sold Miss Beagley's mobile phone to one of his friends. | Over the next few days, the court was told, Mr Taylor "showed off his new car" to acquaintances and sold Miss Beagley's mobile phone to one of his friends. |
| Miss Beagley's father, Alan, reported his daughter missing and police soon traced Mr Taylor, who had met and danced with Miss Beagley, from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, during a girls night out at CC nightclub in central London. | Miss Beagley's father, Alan, reported his daughter missing and police soon traced Mr Taylor, who had met and danced with Miss Beagley, from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, during a girls night out at CC nightclub in central London. |
| Mr Clarke told the court that Mr Taylor had admitted he hid a kitchen knife up his sleeve before going out on the date with Miss Beagley, a sales manager with British Gas. | Mr Clarke told the court that Mr Taylor had admitted he hid a kitchen knife up his sleeve before going out on the date with Miss Beagley, a sales manager with British Gas. |
| 'Pretty and smiling' | 'Pretty and smiling' |
| Mr Taylor, who told police he intended to steal her car, had accompanied Miss Beagley to the Roebuck pub on Star and Garter Hill overlooking the Thames at Richmond. | Mr Taylor, who told police he intended to steal her car, had accompanied Miss Beagley to the Roebuck pub on Star and Garter Hill overlooking the Thames at Richmond. |
| They had a drink and were last seen going outside by another customer, Susan Evans. | They had a drink and were last seen going outside by another customer, Susan Evans. |
| Mr Clarke said: "She [Susan Evans] noticed as they stepped passed her that Kate was pretty and smiling, and perhaps it was women's intuition, but she intuitively read the body language that they were on a first date." | Mr Clarke said: "She [Susan Evans] noticed as they stepped passed her that Kate was pretty and smiling, and perhaps it was women's intuition, but she intuitively read the body language that they were on a first date." |
| Mr Taylor told police that they sat on a bench for a while before leaving and driving off in Miss Beagley's car. | Mr Taylor told police that they sat on a bench for a while before leaving and driving off in Miss Beagley's car. |
| He said he had lied to her that he had dropped his keys near the bench and when they returned they had an argument and he stabbed her. | He said he had lied to her that he had dropped his keys near the bench and when they returned they had an argument and he stabbed her. |
| Mr Clarke said Mr Taylor failed to explain why it was necessary to stab Miss Beagley 31 times, including in the face, neck and throat. | Mr Clarke said Mr Taylor failed to explain why it was necessary to stab Miss Beagley 31 times, including in the face, neck and throat. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |