Killer 'slept next to girlfriend's body' after bludgeoning her to death

An alcoholic slept for a night next to the body of his girlfriend after he had bludgeoned over the head with a lump hammer, a court has heard.

James D'Arcy, 50, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of the murder of hairdresser Hayley Dean, who was found dead in bed at her home in Gainslea Court, Derby Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, on September 16 last year.