A wealthy jeweller's son accused of murdering New Zealand teenager Emily Longley refused to answer questions after his arrest by police, his trial in the UK has been told.
Elliot Turner, 20, from the upmarket Bournemouth suburb of Queens Park, is on trial in Winchester Crown Court for the murder of aspiring model Emily Longley, 17.
Emily was allegedly strangled by Turner, her boyfriend, in a jealous rage at his parent's Dorset home last year.
Turner, along with his parents Leigh and Anita, is also charged with perverting the course of justice.
Overnight, prosecutor Timothy Mousley told the jury: "Elliot Turner answered 'no comment' to all questions asked by the police following his arrest, Solent News Agency reported.
"He was asked about the details of his relationship with Emily. He was asked about a text he sent to her, texts he sent to his mother and what happened on the night she died.
"He was asked about what he said to Emily's friend in the time leading up to her death.
"He was asked about having a mallet in a nightclub. But at all times he said 'no comment'," Mr Mousley told the jury.
The court was also told that a forensic scientist who examined Turner's shirt, seized by police after Emily died, found DNA belonging to both of them on it.
Nicholas Oliver told the jury nasal material or mucus was found on the back of the right sleeve.
Another forensic scientist, Darryl Manners, told the court he identified several marks on a pillowcase taken by police from Turner's house.
"It is apparent that face-type marks were left on the pillow case that was taken from Elliot Turner's house. I found on the pillow case very small particles of a pink substance with a chemical composition typical to that of lipstick.
"There is also a black mascara-type material corresponding to the eyelids region.
"The pink lipstick-type material was also similar in chemical composition to swabs taken from Emily's face and neck," he said.
The court has been told Turner was jealous and possessive and killed Emily during a drunken argument.
Turner had become increasingly suspicious Emily had been having affairs during their four-month relationship and later threatened to kill her with a hammer.
Turner was arrested following Emily's death on May 7 last year but then released on bail.
Yesterday, a police officer who interviewed Turner after his arrest said Turner told him he pushed Emily on the neck during an argument in the early hours before her death.
Turner claimed Emily had become angry and lashed out after he had asked her about self-harming issues.
He said he had pushed her on the neck to get her off him and she calmed down before they went to bed.
When he awoke later that morning he found her dead.
The court has been told Emily's body had injuries consistent with asphyxiation, Turner had scratches on his arm and Emily had his DNA under her fingertips.
Emily was born in Britain but her family moved to New Zealand when she was 9 and she was raised in Auckland.
She had returned to study in Britain and lived with her grandparents in Bournemouth.
The trial continues.
