Ms Prestage had been talking to Mr McGuigan on an internet telephony service just an hour before he was killed.

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However, Mr McGuigan's fiancee Nicci Prestage, 37, has urged the court not to be swayed by the claims of the defence.

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Nicci Prestage, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, was due to marry 37-year-old Paul McGuigan in 2010 after giving birth to his child.

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