GUILTY UK - Louise Smith, 16, Havant, Hampshire, 8 May 2020 *Arrest*

[Harchmare]

15:14MICHAEL PEARSON
Louse speaks to Shane in Farmfoods
Prosecutor Mr Newton-Price QC continues his evidence with Hampshire Constabulary's DC Julia Beasley on the stand.

Mr Newton-Price explains that on May 7, around midday, Louise was seen on Dunsbury Way with her friend Hayley.

The two went into a Farmfoods. This was at the same time CJ was trying to contact Louise.

CCTV shows Hayley and Louise in Farmfoods for half an hour. During this time Shane Mays enters the shop and has a brief conversation with them, according to the prosecution, as the jury are shown CCTV of this conversation.

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1 minute ago
Louise asked to answer phone
CJ, Mays’ partner, leaves phone message for Louise after her apparent disappearance. ‘This isn’t funny - answer your phone’, she pleaded.

A Snapchat message from CJ to Louise also said ‘answer phone’.

Other failed attempts were made to get hold of Louise as concerns over her whereabouts began to set in.

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15:25MICHAEL PEARSON
Louise's aunt repeatedly calls Louise
Aunt CJ repeatedly calls the teen. At 12.58pm CJ texts her: “This isn’t funny answer the phone”.

CJ continues to call, Snapchat and message Louise.

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1 minute ago
Louise says she doesn’t want to return home
Louis tells CJ during a string of messages before she goes missing that she wants to move out of the flat. ‘I don’t want to come back,' she said.

‘I’ve had enough of being there.'

CJ replied: ‘Why can’t you be here? All Shane said is that you don’t help around the flat.'

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3 minutes ago
‘My life is failing’
Louise tells CJ her ‘life is failing’ and her ‘relationship is ruined’ after an argument with her boyfriend Bradley.

Louise said: ‘My life is failing. I can’t even smoke weed any more and that was the only I could do that would keep me chill.'

Louise also told CJ she didn’t like having to be home by 6pm in evenings whilst living at the flat.

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15:36MICHAEL PEARSON
Louise wants to move out as claims Mays getting 'stricter'
The prosecution continues to talk through various messages between Lousie and her aunt CJ on May 7.

Louise tells her aunt she’s moving out.

CJ messages Rebecca:

“It’s because Shane told her if she doesn’t start helping he will get stricter”.

At 3pm, CJ threatens to call the police if Louise does not reply.

Louise replies and says:

“I have had enough of being there”

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15:41MICHAEL PEARSON
Louise not sleeping properly
The message exchange between CJ and Louise continues.

In a message CJ says:

“Why can’t you be here, we have done nothing but help you, all Shane said was that you don’t help”.

Louise tells her aunt that she can’t do the washing up and she hasn’t been sleeping properly without Bradley next to her:

“I haven’t been sleeping properly, I can’t handle it, I told my social worker that and she understood.”

CJ tells Louise to come home so they can “talk like adults”.

15:48KEY EVENT
Louise says her "life is falling apart"
The court is presented further snapchat messages between CJ and Louise. They continue to discuss problems

Louise tells her aunt that she hates having a 6pm curfew because it means she always has to leave her friends.

In one message, Louise says: “My life is failing, I can’t smoke weed anymore and that is the only thing keeping me chill, I can’t do it without weed”.

CJ says: “All you had to say aunty CJ can we talk”.

During the rest of the afternoon, Louise messages several friends looking for somewhere to stay.

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16:02MICHAEL PEARSON
Louise and Shane seen together on CCTV
The jury are shown CCTV of Louise and the defendant Shane Mays.

Later in the day on May 7, following the message exchange with CJ, at around 7.20pm, Shane bought a bottle of scotch from Tesco.

The two then went into a Premier shop.

Louise leaves, Shane stays in the shop and looks at the alcohol section and buys a bottle of ‘something’, according to Mr Newton-Price, Julie Beasley from Hampshire Constabulary can be heard agreeing.

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2 minutes ago
CCTV of Mays and Louise - last ever footage of Louise
CCTV footage is played to the court of Mays and Louise walking along Somborne Drive together before entering Premier Stores just before 8pm on May 7.

Mays is wearing a pink polo top, black trousers and white trainers. Louise is wearing black trousers and jacket.

The pair queue up together before Louise leaves the store while Mays then goes back to get a bottle of alcohol.

Louise is seen in Tesco before the pair meet up and walk back carrying bags along Somborne Drive just after 8pm.

‘It is the last known CCTV footage of Louise,’ the prosecutor tells the court.

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16:10MICHAEL PEARSON
Louise had been "self harming"
The court is told by prosecutors that at around 1.30am on May 8, Louise messages a mental health helpline on snapchat

“I suffer from anxiety and depression but I make it through everyday somehow. But right now i can’t cope as much,” Louise wrote.

“I can’t help it, I've started self harming again. I can't cope.”

The Mental Health account replies with words of advice and encouragement.

Louise posts after 3am:

“I can’t wait for this lockdown to be over so i can get some professional help.”

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16:14KEY EVENT
Proceedings end for the day
As CCTV and messages lead into May 8, Mr Newton-Price QC said to Mrs Justice May DBE that now may be a good time to finish proceedings for the day

The judge agrees, so that will be the end of today's proceedings.

Tomorrow the prosecutor will continue to show court CCTV and messages from Louise.

We will continue with our live updates tomorrow morning on HampshireLive

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[Skigh]

Thanks very much Legally Bland for this morning's updates and Harchmare for taking over this afternoon.Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

 

[Harchmare]

The evening before Louise was killed
On the evening of May 7 - the evening before she was killed by Mays - Louise is chatting to a number of friends online.

She tells friends she is ‘getting very drunk’ to the ‘point I passed out’.

In one message on Snapchat she tells a mental health line: 'I suffer from anxiety and depression but I make it through every day somehow.

‘Just right now I can’t cope so well.'

Louise added in another message: ‘I can’t wait for lockdown to be over so I can get some proper professional help.'

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[Bogyo13]

Thanks for the updates!

 

[Alyce]

Many thanks Harchmare ( love that name ) for the updates, much appreciated.

And Legally of course as always

 

[Alyce]

Lockdown restrictions don't seem to have troubled anyone

 

[Bogyo13]

My opinion only and speculation all:
Regarding CJ, I think she felt something was going on especially if the couple already had problems. I hope she spoke about it to someone who can testify.
I don't think there was a threesome but I suspect SM raped Louise while both women were knocked out. Scotch and weed don't go together well no wonder she had a terrible hangover.
I find it odd CJ would have a 6pm curfew for her then let her drink herself under the table so I wouldn't be surprised if her drink was spiked tbh.

Hearing about the stick, I hope she was not alive for that, poor poor Louise. MOO

 

[Bogyo13]

Is it known why she had a social worker?

 

[Harchmare]

20 minutes ago
Court finishes for the day
The trial has finished for the day.

It will resume tomorrow morning at 10.30am.

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[Legally Bland]

Thanks for the updates @Harchmare!