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Woman claiming ex pushed her out of third storey Dudley window denies claims she was drunk

A woman who claims her ex pushed her out of a third storey window has denied that she fell because she was drunk.

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Lisa Turner, 44, was giving evidence at the attempted murder trial of her former partner Marlon Bills, after her tumble that left her with a broken back and ankle in December last year. Bills also face charges of attempting to resist arrest after the incident at his flat in Himley Road, Dudley.

Cross-examining Miss Turner, Bills' defence barrister Christopher Whitehouse suggested that she was highly intoxicated and under the influence of drink and drugs.

He said: "You say you're not a drinker. But you had a Guinness and black. Then you had cider back at the defendant's flat, which you knew was strong because you stated that the strength was 8.2 per cent. You were with him between 2.30pm and 8.30pm weren't you. I put it to you that you were drinking throughout that time, and you were intoxicated when you fell either from the window of the flat or, more likely, the communal stairs." She said: "I'm not a big drinker, I have a few vodkas at the weekend when I'm out with my friends, is that a crime?"

Mr Whitehoue added: "You say you're not a druggie, yet you were found with cannabis and amphetamine on you. But you hadn't taken any?" She said that she hadn't.

"You were drunk when you had this accident, and then you decided to blame it on Marlon Bills, didn't you. It was revenge for him leaving you for Kerry Rowe, wasn't it?" said the prosecutor. "No, I know what he did that day," she replied. He said: "You're still bitter about the way he left you, aren't you Miss Turner?" Once again she said no.

Miss Turner alleges that Bills, 45, pushed her out of the bathroom window of the flat, before peeling her fingers away from the window sill as she desperately clung on, sending her crashing to the floor below, resulting in her injuries.

Bills denies all charges and the trial continues.

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