LIVE: Angelo Rodrigues murder trial - day three (From Bournemouth Echo)

4:47pm

Court finishes for the day.

The trial, at Winchester Crown Court, is due to resume at 10.30am tomorrow, depending on the weather.

4:46pm

Mr Edwards was asked by the prosecution to describe how Mansell reacted when Mr Rodrigues was noisy.

"I came home from work one day, I was talking to Tracy and spotted Angelo on his balcony, so I started talking to him.

"She said what are you talking to him for, shoued some uncomplimentary names at him and told him to f**k off."

He said Mr Rodrigues would talk to himself in English and his native Portugese.

4:40pm

The jury and witness have just been sent out while a point of law was discussed, but the trial is continuing now for a few more minutes.

4:29pm

Under cross-examination, Mr Edwards says that Mr Rodrigues used to talk nonsense to his TV, or to the wall.

4:27pm

He later saw Mansell returning to her flat with Kinsley.

"It was only a brief glimpse, it looked like someone storming back to their flat after an argument."

4:23pm

Mr Edwards heard Mansell shouting for around two minutes as if having an argument.

"I assumed she was having an argument with Angelo Rodrigues as has happened before."

He said Mr Rodrigues could be quite noisy, but so could Tracy Mansell during the Summer.

4:18pm

Next up is Christopher Edwards, another neighbour, who lived next to Mansell on the ground floor.

4:17pm

Under cross-examination Mr Tayor says he couldn't understand much of what Mansell was saying at the door as she was swearing.

He says he could not understand much of what Mr Rodrigues said because of his accent.

He has now finished his evidence.

4:09pm

Mr Taylor: "I saw her go for him a few times. She made one slashing motion and one stabbing motion.

"He put his arm up to protect himself, but I didn't see any blood."

He and Ms Whelan, both 22-years-old, walked to the bin store where she called 999, then went to the bus stop to stay out of the way.

4:06pm

Mr Taylor has confirmed his partner's description of Mansell brushing past, muttering to herself, and going up to the door of the flat.

"She knocked at the door and flipped the letter box, then kicked the door, then he finally answered.

"She was shouting that there was too much noise coming from the flat.

"I didn't know what to think, but it was quite scary. It happened quite fast.

"I saw was that she had a knife just before she opened the door."

4:00pm

Back again, talk in the court room is about heavy snow expected tomorrow which may delay witnesses.

3:45pm

Short adjournment.

3:41pm

Ms Whelan has finished her evidence, next up is her partner Tyler Taylor.

3:40pm

The prosecution also has questions following on from Ms Whelan's statement to the police.

Mr Reeds has asked her to confirm a line in the statment: "She was slashing but it was almost as if she was trying to fend him off, even though he hadn't done anything."

Ms Whelan agrees she didn't see Mr Rodrigues do anything.

She says that at the time she assumed the incident was an on-going dispute.

3:32pm

Mr Heyward asks Ms Whelan to confirm that in her witness statement to the police on July 28 she said Mansell looked as if she might be trying to fend off Mr Rodrigues when she was slashing at his upraised arm.

Ms Whelan: "I already expressed two different views in that statement, it was difficult to see what was going on."

3:20pm

Mark Heyward, for Mansell, is asking Ms Whelan about Mr Rodrigues' general behaviour as a neighbour.

She says he used to shout and scream to himself inside and outside the flat.

3:17pm

Under cross-examination Ms Whelan says Mansell would normally acknowledge her when they passed, but ignored her on this occasion, talking to herself.

She was repeating "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" at the door and stopping Mr Rodrigues from speaking.

3:10pm

Ms Whelan went outside and moved away from the flats as she was scared. She then dialled 999.

The recording of her 999 call will be played to the court later in the proceedings.

3:06pm

Ms Whelan was about to ask Mansell to stop shouting as she was worried it would frighten her child, when she spotted a knife in her hand.

"I saw her lunge at him, she wasn't very steady on her feet."

"At some point I saw her making jabbing movements towards him, slicing movements."

3:01pm

Ms Whelan: Mansell walked passed her and her partner as they were unloading shopping from her daughter's buggy.

She went up the stairs complaining about noise and began to knock on and kick the door "quite aggressively".

When it was opened by Mr Rodrigues, after about two minutes, Mansell started shouting and swearing at him.

2:49pm

On the day of Mr Rodrigues' death Ms Whelan was returning home from a shopping trip with her partner Tyler Taylor and her young daughter.

2:47pm

That concludes the toxicological report.

Now neighbour Laura Whelan is giving evidence.

2:43pm

PROS: Mansell's blood also contained cocaine and THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.

The samples also contained anti-depressants.

The report says the concentration of cocaine meant it might have been a large dose some time before the incident, or a smaller dose closer to the time of Mr Rodrigues' death.

Alcohol known to exacerbate the effects of cocaine.

2:36pm

PROS: Mansell's blood, which was sampled some five hours after the incident, likely contained more than twice the legal limit for driving at the time of the attack on Mr Rodrigues.

2:33pm

Now looking at blood samples from Tracy Mansell.

2:31pm

Graham Reeds, for the prosecution, continues reading from the toxiology report of forensic scientist Pauline Lax.

Mr Rodrigues' blood contained a Diazepam concentration consistent with treatment for anxiety, as well as anti-depressant drugs.

2:22pm

Court has resumed.

Despite concerns over the snow forecast for the area tomorrow the trial will continue in the morning as planned.

1:21pm

Court breaks for lunch, back after 2pm with the rest of the toxicology evidence from Pauline Lax.

1:13pm

PROS: Mr Rodrigues' blood sample contained a concentration of methadone consistent with drug therapy.

It also contained THC, the active chemical in cannabis. The significant concentration suggests he may have been experiencing some of the effects of cannabis when he died.

1:03pm

PROS: Mr Rodrigues had a moderate level of alcohol in his blood at the time of his death.

Blood alcohol was 91mg per 100ml of blood, compared with the legal driving limit of 80mg per 100ml of blood.

12:57pm

Mr Reeds is reading written evidence of a toxicologist who examined blood and urine samples from Mr Rodrigues and Mansell.

12:50pm

Jane Rice has finished giving evidence.

12:37pm

Mrs Rice: Dilute blood stains on Mansell's shorts might have splashed on them when the jeans were being washed in the sink.

12:34pm

Mr Reeds is asking Mrs Rice for more information on the training shoe found in Mr Rodrigues' flat.

She said a blood stain on the upper of the shoe could have been caused by the wearer kicking the victim, but acknowledged under cross-examination that it might have another cause.

12:20pm

The jury is getting a closer look at an exhibit described by Peter Birkett QC as a "home made weapon".

It is a length of cable with a handle at one end and a weighted lock at the other.

Mrs Rice says DNA on the handle might be from both Mr Rodrigues and Kinsley, but blood samples taken from it belonged to the victim.

12:14pm

Mr Heywood has suggested the dilute blood stains on some of the clothing examined may not have come from splattered blood being washed off, but from coming into contact with already diluted blood.

Mrs Rice says this is possible.

11:59am

Mark Heyward QC, for the defence, is cross-examining Mrs Rice on the process of DNA identification, and its reliability.

11:51am

PROS: Evidence suggets bloody barefoot footprints in the hall could only have come from Mr Rodrigues as both defendants wore trainers, and Kinsley wore socks.

11:44am

Mrs Rice: Blood stains on trainers containing Mansell's DNA belonged to Mr Rodrigues.

11:32am

Mrs Rice: Blood stains from jeans found wet in the sink of Mansell's flat belonged to Mr Rodrigues.

DNA from inside suggests they may have been worn by Kinsley.

11:22am

Mrs Rice: DNA recovered from the single blood stained training shoe found in Mr Rodrigues' flat suggested it could have been worn by Kinsley.

Blood on the outside of the shoe belonged to Mr Rodrigues.

11:16am

Mrs Rice: Mr Rodrigues' blood was identified on fabric samples taken from the sofa in his bedroom.

But no evidence of anyone else's DNA.

11:13am

Mrs Rice: Cellular material found on the blade.

She says there was a DNA match to Mr Rodrigues.

11:11am

Mrs Rice: No blood stains were found on the scissor blade, but some indication of a reaction to blood on the plastic handle.

A mixture of DNA found which could have been contributed to by the victim and defendants, but of "little evidencial significance".

11:08am

Prosecutor Graham Reeds QC is about to show Mrs Rice images of evidence which she has examined.

He starts with the broken half of the pair of scissors.

11:03am

Mrs Rice is a specialist in DNA evidence and studying blood stains at crime scenes.

She says the chances of a full DNA profile match identifying the wrong individual are "one in a billion".

10:57am

Today's first live witness is forensic scientist Jane Rice.

10:51am

Good morning from Winchester Crown Court.

Just waiting for the defendants to arrive so day three of the trial can get under way.

9:34am

We'll be live blogging from the trial when it starts later today. In the meantime here's yesterday's blog and today's story.