A MAN accused of murdering his homeless friend and cutting up his body has told a court that blood found in his flat was due to a broken mirror, drug use and his dog being in season reports the BBC.

Body parts belonging to Phillip Lewis, 59, were found in a pond in Harlow, on 31 December 2022.

His blood was found in several rooms in Lee Clarke’s sixth-floor flat, Chelmsford Crown Court has heard.

Mr Clarke, 56, of Wedhey, Harlow, denies murder.

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