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The husband of a female special constable organised her murder with three other men, a court has heard.The husband of a female special constable organised her murder with three other men, a court has heard.
Nisha Patel-Nasri bled to death after being stabbed at her home in Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, north London, in May 2006, Old Bailey jurors were told.Nisha Patel-Nasri bled to death after being stabbed at her home in Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, north London, in May 2006, Old Bailey jurors were told.
Her husband, Fadi Nasri, 34, of Barnet, north London, who denies murder, had "a number of motives" for the killing, said Michael Worsley QC, prosecuting.Her husband, Fadi Nasri, 34, of Barnet, north London, who denies murder, had "a number of motives" for the killing, said Michael Worsley QC, prosecuting.
Mrs Patel-Nasri, 29, had been a special constable for three-and-a-half years.Mrs Patel-Nasri, 29, had been a special constable for three-and-a-half years.
Rodger Leslie, 38, of Barnet, north London, Tony Emmanuel, 42, of East Ham, east London and Jason Jones, 36, of Manor Park, east London, are accused of acting with Mr Nasri to cause her death.Rodger Leslie, 38, of Barnet, north London, Tony Emmanuel, 42, of East Ham, east London and Jason Jones, 36, of Manor Park, east London, are accused of acting with Mr Nasri to cause her death.
Phone evidence Attempted intrusion
Mrs Nasri died in hospital as a result of massive blood loss following a single stab wound through an artery in her left groin, the court heard. Mr Worsley said Mr Emmanuel drove Mr Jones, the alleged killer, to the scene shortly before midnight on 11 May, in a car registered to his brother.
Mr Leslie acted as the "go-between" between Mr Nasri and Mr Emmanuel, jurors were told.
Mrs Nasri, a hairdresser, died in hospital as a result of massive blood loss following a single stab wound through an artery in her left groin, the court heard.
The court heard Mr Nasri ran a limousine company from his home and his wife provided start-up funds for it.
Mr Worsley said: "Nasri had a number of motives which, taken together, provide the motive for murder in this case.Mr Worsley said: "Nasri had a number of motives which, taken together, provide the motive for murder in this case.
"He didn't do it himself, but he organised the killing.""He didn't do it himself, but he organised the killing."
Mr Worsley said Mr Emmanuel drove Mr Jones, the alleged killer, to the scene in a car registered to his brother. There had been an "incident of intrusion or attempted intrusion" at the home five days before the killing, when part of the lock was damaged, which Mrs Patel-Nasri had told people about.
Mr Leslie acted as the "go-between" between Mr Nasri and Mr Emmanuel, jurors were told. A mobile phone is a much more sophisticated instrument than most people who use them realise Michael Worsley QC, prosecution
Mr Worsley said the four defendants owned a number of mobile phones and evidence of communication between them would form a large part of the case. Mr Worsley said the patterns of what happened on both days showed that the two incidents were connected.
After the killing, Mr Jones drove to a nearby street, where he dumped the kitchen knife he had used in a drain, the court heard.
"Unluckily for him, a CCTV camera caught the car passing where the knife was hidden in the drain," said Mr Worsley.
Mr Worsley said the four defendants owned a number of mobile phones and call records had been to identify their location at any given time.
He said: "A mobile phone is a much more sophisticated instrument than most people who use them realise."
He added: "When you use a phone, although you may not have realised it, there is a record roughly of where that phone was."
The case continues.The case continues.