The court was told that in contrast to the seven times Angelika had mentioned her alleged killer, she had constantly referred to her 40-year-old married lover Martin MacAskill.
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Mr Mainds said Mr Khan was the killer and for two years had had an intense relationship with Mrs Jethwa who referred to him as "the old man" and younger lover Mr Hussain as "the short man".