But two days before Katie's body was found, jurors heard he changed his story and claimed he had been camping with his ex in the forest.
He said in the police interview: "I just sat there with her in my arms, covered in blood. Honest to God, it was like something from a film". The court was told the couple first got together in July 2019 but the relationship had soured before Katie's death.
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