Jurors were today (Tuesday) shown footage of the moment police discovered the body of a Spalding woman who was allegedly killed in her home.
Kristine Sparane, 37, was found lying on a bed after officers broke into her flat in Winsover Road, Spalding, on the evening of November 26 last year.
Officers also entered a second bedroom and discovered Brian Simpson, 64, lying on the floor with a blood coated kitchen knife next to him, the court heard. An uninjured young child was also present in the room.
Mr Simpson, of Nene Court, Spalding, has been found unfit to stand trial because of his mental health difficulties but a jury at Lincoln Crown Court are deciding if he was responsible for killing Ms Sparane.
The hearing – known as a trial of facts – was told officers took the decision to force entry to Ms Sparane’s flat after they heard a child’s voice and the sound of a male coughing.
One of the officers who entered the flat described how he found Ms Sparane in a bedroom with a pillow over her face.
“I could see Kristine on the bed,” the officer explained. “The amount of blood surrounding her it was clear she was deceased.”
Mr Simpson was found lying face down on the floor of a second bedroom with only his trousers on, the court heard.
The child was removed from the room and gave an account of what she had seen before being placed in a police car to keep warm.
Officers initially believed Mr Simpson was dead but he was later heard to make a number of comments before being taken to hospital.
Mr Simpson was heard to repeat the words “No,No,No” and said “Their coming to kill me.”
The hearing continues.
