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10:48am
The jury is sworn in. The seven-count indictment against Stephen Nicholson is read out (as expressed below). He has denied all charges.
10:52am
The Honourable Mrs Justice May DBE now explains to the jury the trial process and their duty as jurors.
11:02am
The judge finishes her explanation. Mr Moseley QC is about to get his opening underway.
11:07am
Mr Moseley tells the court Lucy died in a "vicious" attack.
11:08am
He tells the court Lucy was stabbed in the neck and the upper body and died in a wooded area near to Southampton Sports Centre on July 25.
11:09am
The court hears how Lucy's body was found the next day by a dog walker.
11:12am
He says how Lucy was just five days into her school holiday when she died.
LIVE: Murder trial over death of Southampton schoolgirl Lucy McHugh to be opened today
The jury is sworn in. The seven-count indictment against Stephen Nicholson is read out (as expressed below). He has denied all charges.
10:52am
The Honourable Mrs Justice May DBE now explains to the jury the trial process and their duty as jurors.
11:02am
The judge finishes her explanation. Mr Moseley QC is about to get his opening underway.
11:07am
Mr Moseley tells the court Lucy died in a "vicious" attack.
11:08am
He tells the court Lucy was stabbed in the neck and the upper body and died in a wooded area near to Southampton Sports Centre on July 25.
11:09am
The court hears how Lucy's body was found the next day by a dog walker.
11:12am
He says how Lucy was just five days into her school holiday when she died.
LIVE: Murder trial over death of Southampton schoolgirl Lucy McHugh to be opened today