THE car key found beside the body of mum of five Pennie Davis, which led police to the man accused of stabbing her to death, was "planted", a court heard.

Giving evidence for a second day at Winchester Crown Court, Justin Robertson told jurors that the key of the car he used to get to Beaulieu on the day of the murder was planted beside the body of the supermarket worker.

Under cross-examination from Ben Carr's barrister, James Scobie QC, Robertson accused Carr and others of planting the key there as he never went near the scene.

He said: "There is no forensics linking me to this murder, other than that key which was planted in that field, there's nothing.

"I didn't drop that key in that location, I did not go near that location."

Robertson is charged with murder and conspiracy to murder. Carr, 22, of Edward Road, Shirley and Samantha Maclean, 28, of Beech Crescent, Hythe, are both charged with conspiracy to murder. They all deny the charges.

As previously reported, the prosecution claims Carr offered to pay Robertson £1,500 to kill Pennie, in a bid to stop her resurrecting historic claims that he indecently assaulted girls.

When asked by Mr Scobie if he had "messed up" their plan to frighten Pennie,the 36-year-old denied it.

When Mr Scobie suggested he told Carr that he stabbed Pennie three times because she took off his balaclava and saw his face, Robertson replied "definitely not".

Robertson spoke towards the public gallery, where Pennie's relatives were sitting, and invited them to visit him in prison and look him in the eye.

He also made further threats towards Carr, telling the court that he hoped Carr "lives for an eternity and suffers" like his family and Pennie's family have.

He later said: "Ben I promise you, for what you have done to Lian, I am coming for ya, for what you have done to Sam, I am coming for ya, for what you have done to this family and my family, I promise ya."

He added: "He [Carr] can't hide from the truth."

When Mr Scobie suggested the regular phone contact between Carr and Robertson on the day of Pennie's murder on September 2, last year, was to do with the plan to frighten Pennie, Robertson denied it.

He added: "I'm smart enough to know mobile phones can't be used to plan murders."

Robertson also laughed at the suggestion from Mr Scobie that he agreed to frighten Pennie if Carr paid him £400 and gave him some cocaine.

Robertson added: "I could walk into Tesco and rob more money than that, trust me."

Proceeding.