Gary Allen trial: Alleged killer s DNA found on Samantha Class s body
He is standing trial at Sheffield Crown Court
Gary Allen, 47, is accused of murdering Hull woman Samantha Class in 1997
Gary Allen made arrangements to scrap his car just days after murdering Samantha Class, a trial has heard.
Allen is the subject of a retrial and is accused of Samantha s murder. He was first trialled in 2000, but found not guilty by a jury.
However, he is again on trial accused of murdering Samantha after new evidence came to light.
He is also accused of murdering Alena Grlakova in Rotherham in 2018.
Samantha Class murder jury shown TV news bulletins of body discovery in 1997
Gary Allen is standing trial at Sheffield Crown Court
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Jurors in the trial of a man accused of murdering Hull woman Samantha Class have been shown TV new bulletins about the discovery of her body on the banks of the Humber in 1997
Hull traffic updates as all major roads clogged this rush hour
Cars are nose to tail on several key roads across Hull due to the closure of Spring Bank West
There are long traffic delays in Hull city centre this evening.
East Yorkshire buses posted on Twitter: Due to peak traffic and road works/closures in the area we are seeing long delays across Hull and surrounding areas this evening, particularly along Anlaby Road & Holderness Road. Delays are currently up to 40 minutes.
It comes amid the closure of Spring Bank West for essential work between Chanterlands Avenue and Calvert Road.
12:14 EDT, 10 May 2021
A man accused of two murders 21 years apart told a probation officer that he fantasised about hurting and killing sex workers, a court has heard.
Gary Allen, 47, is currently standing trial accused of the murders of Samantha Class in 1997 in Hull and Alena Grlakova in 2018.
Jurors at Sheffield Crown Court heard Allen had a strong dislike of sex workers , and both women had worked in the sex industry at the time of their deaths.
Samantha s body was found by schoolchildren on the banks of the River Humber near North Ferriby. She had been beaten, strangled and run over.