27 minutes ago
Who is ‘Skinny Boy’?
PC Karen Day went to visit CJ just hours after Louise was reported missing. Shane Mays was out searching for Louise at this time.
According to CJ, a person called ‘Skinny Boy’ said on social media they had seen the teenager in Emsworth.
‘Did the information come from you?’ asked James Newton-Price, prosecuting.
‘No,’ Mays replied.
23 minutes ago
What Shane Mays did the day after
The day after attacking Louise, Shane Mays looked for her at Havant Railway Station, and was out for the rest of the day.
He told police he searched Waterlooville, Rowlands Castle, Langstone Harbour and Leigh Park.
Mr Newton-Price QC said: ‘There was no chance Louise would be at Havant train station. Her body was lying in that clearing [in Havant Thicket].'
19 minutes ago
‘I remember everything’ said defendant
Months after the attack, while Mays was in prison at HMP Bristol, he came to remember everything that happened, including punching Louise and leaving her in the clearing.
‘I remember everything,’ he told the court.
This morning, Mays said he experiences problems with remembering things, and couldn’t remember what happened immediately after the attack.
2 minutes ago
Mays lied to police to avoid ‘getting into trouble’
When questioned by police, Mays told detectives that he saw Louise walk down Billy Lawn Avenue, the opposite direction to where he walked with her.
Upon being asked why he did this by the prosecution, Mays said: ‘I didn’t want to get into trouble - because everyone always points the finger at me.
Prosecutor Mr Newton-Price QC said: '[This was] a lie. By that stage there was a major missing persons operation going on.
'It was very important for the police to get a true account from the last people who had been seen with Louise. You were being crafty - showing them something that never happened. Why?'
Mays replied: ‘Because I thought that’s where I went and I didn’t want to get into trouble. I didn’t know at the time.'
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