Beth Aspey was found dead at her flat in Laud Close, Reading, on 30 April A man accused of murdering his girlfriend has told jurors he had never been violent towards her and was left "devastated ...

Ben Shand was staying with 34-year-old Beth Aspey at her flat in Reading when he launched the attack on 30 April. Shand, 45, initially denied being at the scene, but later changed his story and ...