Balder faltered, feeling his blood run cold at her words. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the person in the corner was Freyr. He sat with his head in his hands, clearly distressed.
He described their emotions as "completely contrasting" with Mrs Philpott clearlydistressed and saying very little, while Mr Philpott was "very clear and concise about events the night before, and showed little emotion".
"In one recent Norfolk case... a defendant was convicted when the 999 tape was played in court and the victim could clearly be heard in a distressed state in the background, " he said.