Handyman Carl Cooper is accused of murdering two girlfriends a year apart, a London court hears.
A handyman accused of killing two girlfriends more than a year apart was a “callous bully” who was “prone to violence when challenged”, a jury has been told.
Carl Cooper, from Hither Green in south-east London, denies murdering Naomi Hunte, 41, and Fiona Holm, 48.Both had previously complained to police about his violence, Woolwich Crown Court heard.Ms Hunte was found dead at her home in Woolwich, south-east London, in February 2022.'An obvious suspect' Prosecution barrister Joel Smith KC told the trial Ms Hunte’s relationship with Mr Cooper “was not a happy one”.
Mr Cooper was “an obvious suspect” as Ms Hunte had previously told police he had harassed her and that she was scared of him, the jury heard.A post-mortem examination found Ms Hunte's cause of death to be a stab wound to the chest.Ms Hunte's blood was later found on three different areas of Mr Cooper’s jacket, jurors were told." had been in a relationship with Carl Cooper.
Ms Holm, of Catford, in south-east London, was alcohol dependent, autistic and had ADHD, jurors were told.Mr Smith told jurors: “You will notice the pattern, this defendant attaches himself to vulnerable women, and he mistreats them.”“Just as with Ms Hunte, he was controlling and violent. Just as with Ms Hunte, he was the last person to see her alive.”
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