Louise Smith's killer today admitted he punched her with such force he 'heard her bones crack', but said he 'forgot' killing her. Shane Mays is on trial for the 'sexually motivated' murder of 16-year-old Louise, whose badly burnt body was found in woodland in Hampshire in May. Mays, who is 6ft tall and weighs 17 stone, told Winchester Crown Court today how he punched 5ft-tall Louise so many times in the face he heard her bones 'crack' before leaving her 'moaning' on the ground. Louise vanished in Hampshire in May before her body was found two weeks laterJames Newton-Price QC, prosecuting, asked Mays: 'You did not kill Louise, who did? The court has heard Louise vanished on May 8, having been 'lured' to the woodland by Mays.

Source: Daily Mail December 02, 2020 16:08 UTC