Neighbour was 'alarmed' by 'shrill' screams and dog barking around time of alleged Christmas Day murder
Jurors in the case of a woman accused of stabbing her ex on Christmas Day have been shown footage of the moment the defendant was arrested.
Kirsty Carless, from Cannock, is on trial at Stafford Crown Court accused of killing Louis Price, aged 31, at a property in Elm Road, Norton Canes after finding out that he had set up a profile on a dating app.
On Monday (July 21), barrister Miss Lisa Hancox, prosecutor, read aloud the witness statement from Amanda Wright, who lived in a street neighbouring Elm Road, who told detectives she was a poor sleeper. Mrs Wright said: "I was awake when I heard screaming during the early hours of the morning I think at about 3.15.
"The scream was high pitched like a female voice. It was loud then quiet. It went on for about two or three seconds. When I heard it I was alarmed. It sounded like a shrill then I heard what sounded like a male's voice, it was muffled and I didn't hear what was said."
Mrs Wright also stated she heard a dog barking for around two minutes which was unusual. She stated that she read about the murder days later in a press article and told officers what she heard when they knocked on her door during their inquiries.
