A dog walker who discovered the schoolgirl Lucy McHugh’s body after she had been stabbed to death said she looked like she was asleep, a jury has been told. Nicholson denies murder and a number of sexual offences. He was able to guide police to Lucy’s body, which was among trees about 15 metres (50ft) from a footpath at Southampton sports centre, Hampshire, on 26 July last year. When interviewed by police, he told them Lucy had demanded a meeting with him, telling him she was pregnant. Nicholson denies Lucy’s murder as well as three counts of rape against her when she was 12.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2019 14:21 UTC