THE Carlisle hospital security worker on trial for murder gave police the location where his alleged victim was killed.

Jack Crawley, 20, has admitted the manslaughter of 56-year-old Annan man Paul Taylor, claiming the death was the result of a robbery that went wrong.

But he denies murdering Mr Taylor, who also worked at the city's Cumberland Infirmary as a catering manager. Crawley also denies attempting to murder another man and an alternative charge of intentionally causing that man grievous bodily harm.

On day two of the trial, a senior detective confirmed that Crawley had told police the location of the "attack site," where Mr Taylor died. It was Prior Rigg Lane, on the west side of Carlisle, an area which would have been quiet at night.

Jurors were given a timeline of events which the prosecution say are significant in the case, as well as "agreed facts." 

They included detailed records of the movements of Crawley and Mr Taylor and a history of their phone usage. The court also heard about the phone usage of Crawley’s co-defendant Marcus Goodfellow.

The 20-year-old - also working in security at The Cumberland Infirmary - denies a charge of “assisting an offender” – Jack Crawley – by helping him to dispose of My Taylor’s car after his death.

The jury heard statements from two men who confirmed having had sexual encounters with Mr Taylor. One recognised Mr Taylor from media coverage following his death, said prosecutor David McLachlan KC.

The first man recalled meeting Mr Taylor once a month for a while but no more than ten times. “He was a very nice and gentle guy,” said the man. 

The man said Mr Taylor was not openly gay and was “very secretive” about meeting up and had only short periods when he was able to meet, usually late at night.

A second man said he was a regular visitor to a well-known “hook-up” site east of Carlisle for gay or "sexually curious" men, where he visited once a week or once a fortnight.

“He would usually be there,” said the man, referring to Mr Taylor.

“He was clearly a regular and frequent visitor to the location.” He recalled having three of four sexual encounters with Mr Taylor.

Mr McLachlan questioned Detective Chief Inspector Amanda Sykes about CT scans of Mr Taylor’s skull after police recovered his body from Finglandrigg Nature Reserve, west of Carlisle.

The remains were found after Crawley told the police, through his lawyer, where his body was buried. Jurors were shown images of Mr Taylor’s skull, illustrating how fragments of it were missing.

The skull was reconstructed using bone fragments found at the scene. “There was a significant amount of bone missing,” said DCI Sykes.

The court was also shown a video of the crime scene at Finglandrigg Wood, with forensic tents and a “burn site” seen a short distance from a blue tarpaulin which covered Mr Taylor’s remains.

Earlier in the timeline, jurors were shown a photo of a receipt from the Hutton Way Spar shop in Carlisle, confirming that Crawley bought a bag of charcoal and two lighters on the evening of October 17. The prosecution has suggested that this was used by Crawley in an attempt to burn  Mr Taylor's body.

Crawley, of Sheehan Crescent, Carlisle, has remained remanded in custody while Goodfellow, of Greystone Road, Carlisle, had been allowed bail during the trial, which is expected to last for at least four weeks.

The trial continues.