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| The man accused of killing teenager Sally Anne Bowman has told a court he regrets having sex with her corpse. | The man accused of killing teenager Sally Anne Bowman has told a court he regrets having sex with her corpse. |
| Mark Dixie claimed he did not realise she was dead until after he had sex with her body, the Old Bailey heard. | Mark Dixie claimed he did not realise she was dead until after he had sex with her body, the Old Bailey heard. |
| Mr Dixie, 37, denies killing the 18-year-old in Croydon, south London, during a sex attack, in September 2005. | Mr Dixie, 37, denies killing the 18-year-old in Croydon, south London, during a sex attack, in September 2005. |
| Giving evidence, he said: "I don't know what went through my mind. I took full advantage of someone and I should not have done it." | Giving evidence, he said: "I don't know what went through my mind. I took full advantage of someone and I should not have done it." |
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| The court heard Miss Bowman was found in a pool of blood in the driveway of her home in Blenheim Crescent. | The court heard Miss Bowman was found in a pool of blood in the driveway of her home in Blenheim Crescent. |
| Prosecutors allege Mr Dixie stabbed her seven times and raped her as she was dead or lay dying. | Prosecutors allege Mr Dixie stabbed her seven times and raped her as she was dead or lay dying. |
| But Mr Dixie has told jurors that he found Miss Bowman's body after a drink and drugs binge. | But Mr Dixie has told jurors that he found Miss Bowman's body after a drink and drugs binge. |
| I panicked. I stood up. I looked at her. I did not know what to do Mark Dixie | |
| He told the court: "I have gone over it during the last three years. I don't know what went through my mind. | He told the court: "I have gone over it during the last three years. I don't know what went through my mind. |
| "All I saw was a pair of legs... shirt put down to the waist and I took advantage of her. | |
| Anthony Glass, QC, defending, asked if he thought she was dead or unconscious. | |
| Mr Dixie said: "I would not have expected to see anyone dead in that street. | |
| "I thought she might have passed out or fallen over." | |
| But he admitted there was no reaction during the sex attack, even when he bit Miss Bowman. | |
| Anthony Glass, QC, asked Mr Dixie, "Did you, in fact, realise she was dead?" | |
| To which he responded: "After a while. I panicked. I stood up. I looked at her. I did not know what to do." | |
| Mr Dixie described how he then placed cement dust and concrete from a nearby skip on Miss Bowman's body to conceal his DNA. | |
| The trial continues. |