Teh One Who Knocks
11-27-2018, 12:05 PM
By Rachel O'Donoghue - The Daily Star
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A TEENAGE boy is accused of raping and murdering a schoolgirl, 14, before having sex with her corpse.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly killed Viktorija Sokolova in April this year.
A court heard her body was found by a passer-by after she was brutally attacked in West Park, Wolverhampton.
A post-mortem carried out on Viktorija, who was from Lithuania but living in London, said she died from a blunt force trauma to the head.
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SCENE: The 14-year-old's body was found in West Park after she was brutally attacked
Jurors were told the defendant anally raped and murdered Viktorija before having sex with her lifeless body.
The teenager denies murder, rape and sexually penetrating her body and is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
A jury of four men and eight women was sworn in and the prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC will open the case on Wednesday.
Mr Rees QC said today: "There will be DNA evidence in the case, there will also be statements from the victim's mother and stepfather."
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TRAGIC: Viktorija Sokolova was just 14-years-old when she was murdered in the shocking crime
Adam Cane QC, defending, told the jury: “Viktorija Sokolova was originally from Lithuania was attacked in West Park on April 11 and 12 this year.
"The young man in question is 16-years-old. You will hear evidence from a number of people including her stepfather and biological mother and her friends."
Dressed in a blue t-shirt and jeans the defendant spoke only to enter three not guilty pleas before being remanded into youth custody as the case was adjourned.
The case is expected to last for at least two weeks.
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A TEENAGE boy is accused of raping and murdering a schoolgirl, 14, before having sex with her corpse.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly killed Viktorija Sokolova in April this year.
A court heard her body was found by a passer-by after she was brutally attacked in West Park, Wolverhampton.
A post-mortem carried out on Viktorija, who was from Lithuania but living in London, said she died from a blunt force trauma to the head.
http://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2285/GofFPb.jpg
SCENE: The 14-year-old's body was found in West Park after she was brutally attacked
Jurors were told the defendant anally raped and murdered Viktorija before having sex with her lifeless body.
The teenager denies murder, rape and sexually penetrating her body and is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
A jury of four men and eight women was sworn in and the prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC will open the case on Wednesday.
Mr Rees QC said today: "There will be DNA evidence in the case, there will also be statements from the victim's mother and stepfather."
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TRAGIC: Viktorija Sokolova was just 14-years-old when she was murdered in the shocking crime
Adam Cane QC, defending, told the jury: “Viktorija Sokolova was originally from Lithuania was attacked in West Park on April 11 and 12 this year.
"The young man in question is 16-years-old. You will hear evidence from a number of people including her stepfather and biological mother and her friends."
Dressed in a blue t-shirt and jeans the defendant spoke only to enter three not guilty pleas before being remanded into youth custody as the case was adjourned.
The case is expected to last for at least two weeks.