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BBC News
11 hours ago
- BBC News
Louis Price was 'scared' of ex accused of Christmas murder
A dad-of-six who was allegedly murdered on Christmas Day by his "abusive" ex-partner was "scared" of her, a friend of the victim has told her Carless, 33, is on trial at Stafford Crown Court, where she denies murdering 31-year-old Louis Price by stabbing him in the heart. Prosecutors suggested the attack had been "motivated by anger and jealousy and fuelled by cocaine and alcohol" after a friend sent her a picture of his dating profile on allege Ms Carless, of Haling Way in Cannock, Staffordshire, took a kitchen knife in a taxi from her home to Mr Price's parents' address in Elm Road, Norton Canes, where she expected to find him with a woman. CCTV showed Ms Carless "stalking" him around the garden before he was later found with a single stab wound to the chest on the conservatory evidence on the second day of the trial, friend Demi-Louise Deakin said Mr Price had confided in her about his on-off relationship with Ms Carless when they attended a funeral at the end of November by prosecution counsel Jonas Hankin KC what Mr Price had said, Miss Deakin said: "He said he was scared of Kirsty and if he didn't leave soon something bad would happen to him."He said she can be violent towards him."A neighbour told the court she had called the police after witnessing Ms Carless chasing and hitting Mr Price in the ribs with a metal pole outside the house while he had his arms up protecting his head. Jurors were shown police body-worn video footage from when officers attended the defendant's home on 11 November Price had phoned 999 to say she had poured bleach over tracksuits worth £400, thrown a glass candle holder at him, pulled him down the stairs and choked a witness statement after the incident, he said the relationship "on the whole, has been abusive".He said: "She has constantly been abusive towards me, stopped me doing things I enjoy like football, and physically abused me."Ms Carless denies murder and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place in relation to the fatal incident on 25 December also also denies one count of intentional strangulation and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in relation to the incident on November 11 trial continues. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
'Jealous' ex-girlfriend stabbed father-of-six in the heart on Christmas Day after seeing his Tinder profile, court hears
A 'jealous' ex-girlfriend stabbed a father-of-six in the heart on Christmas Day after seeing his Tinder profile, a court has heard. Kirsty Carless, 33, was 'fuelled by cocaine and alcohol ' when she took a taxi from her home in Cannock, Staffordshire, to her ex Louis Price's parents's house in Norton Canes and plunged a kitchen knife into his chest, Stafford Crown Court was told. She made the trip at 3am on December 25, 2024, after a friend had showed her Mr Price's dating app profile, despite being on police bail after allegedly strangling him on November 11, 2024. Carless, who appeared in the dock wearing a white shirt with her hair in a ponytail, denies murdering Mr Price, 31, and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. She also denies one count of intentional strangling and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in relation to the claim she strangled Mr Price the month before the alleged stabbing. In his opening speech on Tuesday, prosecution counsel Jonas Hankin KC said Mr Price had been considered by police to be 'at very high risk of domestic abuse' before his death. He said the pair had been in a 'dysfunctional, abusive and highly volatile relationship which began in 2021' and was 'characterised by a cycle of separation and reconciliation'. In text messages sent to Mr Price the day before his death, Carless said 'I hate u... I wish you was dead'. The court heard Carless had been at the pub drinking double vodka and Cokes with a male friend on December 24 who she later had sex with three times at his home. At around 1.30am on Christmas Day, a female friend sent her a screenshot of Mr Price's Tinder profile. 'When she received this Tinder profile, things changed,' Mr Hankin said. 'The prosecution say the defendant's actions were motivated by anger and jealousy, fuelled by cocaine and alcohol abuse. 'Her behaviour simply reflects her volatile, aggressive personality.' While she had been due to stay at the male friend's home, she instead called a taxi back to her flat before calling Mr Price 45 times between 2.15am and 2.44am. The only pause in her 'barrage' of phone calls was to phone another cab to take her to Mr Price's parents house where he had been staying in a caravan in the garden. Impatient for the taxi to arrive, she called the cab company two more times to check where it was, Mr Hankin said. Members of Mr Price's family sobbed in the public gallery as CCTV was played showing the moment Carless arrived at the house just after 3am and 'stalked' him around the garden as he held his chest. She had initially gone upstairs to the property's spare bedroom where she had expected to find Mr Price with another woman, Mr Hankin said. He told the jury, of seven men and five women: 'The defendant stabbed Louis Price, her ex-partner, in the heart with a kitchen knife more than a foot long. 'The blade penetrated 12cm into his chest, cutting through skin, muscle, rib cartilage, lung tissue and the heart. 'He died rapidly on the floor of the conservatory in his parents' home.' He added: 'The defendant is charged with murder. The prosecution say that she intended to kill Mr Price and in order to prove the offence of murder, we have to prove she intended to at least cause really serious harm. 'We say, what else can she have intended, when she drove this knife into the chest of her ex-partner? 'The evidence will show that the defendant had taken that knife with her to the scene for the specific purpose of stabbing her ex-partner.' Mr Hankin said the taxi driver reported that around 30 seconds after Carless let herself into the property with a key, he heard a 'very loud and prolonged' scream from a man and that he 'sounded scared'. Less than two minutes after arriving at the scene, Carless was 'anxious and sweating' as she got back into the taxi and demanded the driver take her to her parents' home, where she allegedly admitted what she had done and 999 was called. 'The evidence shows, the prosecution say, that Kirsty Carless was manipulative, emotionally volatile and jealous,' Mr Hankin said. 'Her harmful use of alcohol and cocaine worsened her behaviour and the effects of intoxication intensified the negative traits of her personality.' The trial continues.
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Telegraph
Ex-girlfriend ‘stabbed father of six to death while on bail for strangling him'
A 'jealous' ex-girlfriend stabbed a father of six in the heart on Christmas Day while on police bail for strangling him, a court has heard. Kirsty Carless, 33, allegedly murdered Louis Price, 31, in a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled rage on Dec 25 last year. Stafford Crown Court was told she took a taxi from her home in Cannock, Staffordshire, to Norton Canes and plunged a kitchen knife into his chest after a friend had shown her his profile on a dating app. Carless, who appeared in the dock wearing a white shirt with her hair in a ponytail, denies murdering Mr Price and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. At the time of the fatal stabbing, Carless had been on police bail after allegedly strangling Mr Price on Nov 11, 2024. She denies one count of intentional strangling and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. 'At very high risk of domestic abuse' In his opening speech on Tuesday, Jonas Hankin KC, the prosecution counsel, said Mr Price had been considered by police to be 'at very high risk of domestic abuse' before his death. He said the pair had been in a 'dysfunctional, abusive and highly volatile relationship which began in 2021' and was 'characterised by a cycle of separation and reconciliation'. In text messages sent to Mr Price the day before his death, Carless said 'I hate u... I wish you was dead', the court heard. The court heard Carless had been at the pub drinking double vodka and cokes with a male friend on December 24 before a female friend sent her a screenshot of Mr Price's Tinder profile at around 1.30am on Christmas Day. 'When she received this Tinder profile, things changed,' Mr Hankin said. 'The prosecution say the defendant's actions were motivated by anger and jealousy, fuelled by cocaine and alcohol abuse. 'Her behaviour simply reflects her volatile, aggressive personality.' 'Manipulative, emotionally volatile and jealous' Mr Hankin told the jury: 'The prosecution say that she intended to kill Mr Price and in order to prove the offence of murder, we have to prove she intended to at least cause really serious harm. 'We say, what else can she have intended, when she drove this knife into the chest of her ex-partner? 'The evidence will show that the defendant had taken that knife with her to the scene for the specific purpose of stabbing her ex-partner.' Mr Hankin added: 'The evidence shows, the prosecution say, that Kirsty Carless was manipulative, emotionally volatile and jealous. 'Her harmful use of alcohol and cocaine worsened her behaviour and the effects of intoxication intensified the negative traits of her personality.' The trial continues.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Cannock: Murder-accused 'volatile and jealous' court told
A court has been told a "manipulative, emotionally volatile and jealous" woman stabbed her ex-partner in the heart on Christmas Day while on police bail for strangling Carless, 33, was said to be "fuelled by cocaine and alcohol" when she took a taxi from her home in Cannock, Staffordshire, to the address where 31-year-old Louis Price was plunged a kitchen knife into his chest after a friend had shown her his profile on a dating app, Stafford Crown Court was Carless denies murdering Mr Price and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. The prosecution said she took the kitchen knife with her from her home in Haling Way to her ex-partner's parents' home in Elm Road in Norton Canes in a taxi at about 03:00 GMT on 25 December last had been on police bail after allegedly strangling Mr Price on 11 denies one count of intentional strangling and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in relation to that incident. 'Highly volatile' In his opening speech on Tuesday, prosecution counsel Jonas Hankin KC said father-of-six Mr Price had been considered by police to be "at very high risk of domestic abuse" before his said the pair had been in a "dysfunctional, abusive and highly volatile relationship which began in 2021", which was "characterised by a cycle of separation and reconciliation".In text messages sent to Mr Price the day before his death, Ms Carless said: "I hate u... I wish you was dead."The court heard she had been at the pub drinking with a male friend on 24 December, with whom she later had sex, before a female friend sent her a screenshot of Mr Price's Tinder profile in the early hours of Christmas Day."The prosecution says the defendant's actions were motivated by anger and jealousy, fuelled by cocaine and alcohol abuse," Mr Hankin said."Her behaviour simply reflects her volatile, aggressive personality."Court heard she called Mr Price 45 times between 02:15 and 02:44. 'Sounded scared' Members of Mr Price's family sobbed in the public gallery as CCTV footage was played of the moment Ms Carless arrived at the house and "stalked" him around the garden, where he had been staying in a caravan, as he held his Hankin told the jury the blade penetrated 12cm (4.7 inches) into his chest, cutting through skin, muscle, rib cartilage, lung tissue and the heart."He died rapidly on the floor of the conservatory in his parents' home."Mr Hankin added the taxi driver reported that about 30 seconds after Ms Carless let herself into the property with a key, he heard a "very loud and prolonged" scream from a man and that he "sounded scared".He said less than two minutes after arriving at the scene, Ms Carless was "anxious and sweating" as she got back into the taxi and demanded the driver take her to her parents' home, where she allegedly admitted what she had done and called trial continues. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Glasgow Times
09-07-2025
- General
- Glasgow Times
Cat found in engine of minibus at Blantyre bus depot
The female feline leapt out from the engine compartment after the vehicle returned to the Parks of Hamilton depot in Blantyre on 7 July. It is believed the 'lucky' cat had endured a lengthy journey, travelling approximately 410 miles from South Mimms services in Hertfordshire, with stops at Norton Canes and Lancaster services along the way. READ MORE: Glasgow charity named finalist in 'Oscars of charity world' (Image: Cats Protection Scotland) After spending some time at the depot, she was taken to Cats Protection Scotland, where it was discovered that she was not microchipped. The charity is now hoping for a 'miracle' reunion with her owner. They have launched a social media appeal in the hope that someone will recognise the distinctive-looking cat and come forward with information. READ MORE: Office plant sale helps raise vital funds to support children with cancer (Image: Cats Protection Scotland) A post on social media reads: "We are going to need some help with this post! We believe this wee lady has travelled quite a distance as she was found in a minibus engine that arrived back in Glasgow after travelling from South Mimms services, also stopping at Norton Canes services and Lancaster services. "When the bus arrived back at Parks of Hamilton Depot in Blantyre, she jumped out of the engine when the driver opened it and stuck around for a couple of days until she could be brought to our centre. "This was on July 7, so only a couple of days ago! "Please, please share, it would be a miracle if we could get her reunited with an owner. Sadly, she is not microchipped. "She is quite distinctive, please note that photographic evidence is required to claim a cat back." Information can be sent to Enquiries@
