Nikitta Grender trial

NIKITTA GRENDER CASE: Key stories

Nikitta Grender trial

NIKITTA GRENDER CASE: Key stories

MEDIA SCRUM: Police brief reporters at the scene

MEDIA SCRUM: Police brief reporters at the scene

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NIKITTA CASE: Website use was problem for probe

CAUGHT: Whant’s car captured on CCTV on the night

CAUGHT: Whant’s car captured on CCTV on the night

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NIKITTA CASE: Journey claims exposed by CCTV

EVIDENCE: Carl Whant’s car

EVIDENCE: Carl Whant’s car

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NIKITTA CASE: Bloodstains could not be explained

RYAN MAYES: More a brother than a cousin to Carl Whant

RYAN MAYES: More a brother than a cousin to Carl Whant

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NIKITTA CASE: Ryan Mayes and killer Whant ‘so close’

INTERVIEWS: Carl Whant with girlfriend Rachel Bird and her son

INTERVIEWS: Carl Whant with girlfriend Rachel Bird and her son

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NIKITTA CASE: Carl Whant's stubborn silence, and then tears

COURT: Carl Whant arriving at Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court where he first faced charges that he murdered Nikitta Grender and caused the death of her unborn child

COURT: Carl Whant arriving at Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court where he first faced charges that he murdered Nikitta Grender and caused the death of her unborn child

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NIKITTA CASE: Prime suspect Carl Whant was a cocaine user who stole from family and owed hundreds

TRIBUTE: Nikitta Grender’s uncle, Michael Brunnock

TRIBUTE: Nikitta Grender’s uncle, Michael Brunnock

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NIKITTA CASE: Heartache in tributes written by loved ones

KEY: Supt Dave Johnson

KEY: Supt Dave Johnson

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NIKITTA CASE: ‘Bridges built to assist inquiry’

TRAGIC EVENT: Cllr Allan Morris

TRAGIC EVENT: Cllr Allan Morris

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NIKITTA CASE: Community shock at death

FAREWELL: Nikitta Grender’s coffin is carried from St Andrew’s Church

FAREWELL: Nikitta Grender’s coffin is carried from St Andrew’s Church

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NIKITTA CASE: People won’t forget – vicar

YOUNG LOVE: Nikitta Grender and Ryan Mayes

YOUNG LOVE: Nikitta Grender and Ryan Mayes

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NIKITTA CASE: Lovely young woman who was ‘over the moon’ at thought of being a mum

SCENES: Floral tributes outside Nikitta Grender’s boarded-up flat

SCENES: Floral tributes outside Nikitta Grender’s boarded-up flat

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NIKITTA CASE: Killing led to outpouring of grief

MESSAGE: Ryan Mayes’ floral tribute at Nikitta Grender’s funeral

MESSAGE: Ryan Mayes’ floral tribute at Nikitta Grender’s funeral

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NIKITTA CASE: Facebook’s major role

EMOTIVE CASE: Crown Advocate David Wooler

EMOTIVE CASE: Crown Advocate David Wooler

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Witnesses thanked

NIKITTA TRIAL: Twitter first for the Argus

NIKITTA TRIAL: Twitter first for the Argus

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Twitter first for the Argus

LONGEST JAIL TERM: Det Chief Supt Geoff Ronayne

LONGEST JAIL TERM: Det Chief Supt Geoff Ronayne

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Sentence longest on chilling list of murders

NO REACTION: Carl Whant

NO REACTION: Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: No reaction from killer Whant

SUPPORTING EACH OTHER: Nikitta Grender’s parents Paul Brunnock and Marcia Grender and brother Luke Grender leave the court grounds after the family’s statement was read out

SUPPORTING EACH OTHER: Nikitta Grender’s parents Paul Brunnock and Marcia Grender and brother Luke Grender leave the court grounds after the family’s statement was read out

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Grieving relatives are still in total disbelief

MURDERED: Nikitta Grender was killed by Carl Whant

MURDERED: Nikitta Grender was killed by Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Nikitta killed by a ‘devious and vain individual’

GUILTY: Carl Whant

GUILTY: Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Guilty Carl Whant gets 35 years

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ACCUSED: Carl Whant

ACCUSED: Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Jury due to consider verdict

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‘VERY UNLUCKY’: Carl Whant is accused of murder

‘VERY UNLUCKY’: Carl Whant is accused of murder

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Whant ‘made villain of piece’

SUMMING UP: Gregg Taylor QC

SUMMING UP: Gregg Taylor QC

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Murder accused ‘will say anything’

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NIKITTA TRIAL: ‘Knife was never found’

SCENE: The flat where Nikitta Grender died

SCENE: The flat where Nikitta Grender died

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Accused tells court he took drugs on night out

ACCUSED: Carl Whant denies the murder and rape of Nikitta Grender but claimed he had consensual sex with her

ACCUSED: Carl Whant denies the murder and rape of Nikitta Grender but claimed he had consensual sex with her

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NIKITTA TRIAL: I slept with Nikitta hours before her death - accused

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STATEMENT READ OUT: Nikitta Grender’s mum Marcia Grender and dad Paul Brunnock

STATEMENT READ OUT: Nikitta Grender’s mum Marcia Grender and dad Paul Brunnock

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NIKITTTA TRIAL: Mum tells court of her last night with daughter

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MURDER SCENE: Flowers were left outside the flat in Broadmead Park, Newport where the body of Nikitta Grender was found

MURDER SCENE: Flowers were left outside the flat in Broadmead Park, Newport where the body of Nikitta Grender was found

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Murder suspect ‘cried at scene’

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SPENT EVENING DRIVING: Jenna Allman, who was with Nikitta Grender hours before she was found dead

SPENT EVENING DRIVING: Jenna Allman, who was with Nikitta Grender hours before she was found dead

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Friend tells of last evening with Nikitta

ACCUSED OF MURDER: Carl Whant

ACCUSED OF MURDER: Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Accused broke down in tears

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Defendant Carl Whant

Defendant Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Whant was 'like a brother' says Ryan Mayes

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Friends give evidence of night before Nikitta's death

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Ryan Mayes is cross-examined by defence

Ryan Mayes leaving court yesterday

Ryan Mayes leaving court yesterday

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Boyfriend's love for teen victim

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GIVING EVIDENCE: Rachel Bird

GIVING EVIDENCE: Rachel Bird

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Murder accused 'scratched and bruised'

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EVIDENCE: Matthew Cass, a senior consultant at the Transport Research Laboratory, who helped Gwent Police during the reconstruction of the journey taken by Carl Whant on the night Nikitta Grender was stabbed

EVIDENCE: Matthew Cass, a senior consultant at the Transport Research Laboratory, who helped Gwent Police during the reconstruction of the journey taken by Carl Whant on the night Nikitta Grender was stabbed

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NIKKITA TRIAL: Specialist picked out accused’s car

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DENIES CHARGES: Carl Whant

DENIES CHARGES: Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Police seized 300 CCTV discs to track accused

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Bloodstained fabrics found convering victim's face

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ACCUSED: Carl Whant

ACCUSED: Carl Whant

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NIKITTA TRIAL: Accused ‘went to nan’s for cigarettes’

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