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Murderer climbed through nurse's window and told her he wanted to 'lick her all over'
dailystar.co.ukmurderer climbed through a nurse's bedroom window to say he wanted to "lick her all over". 46-year-old Mark Towell from Birtley, Gateshead, lived opposite the woman as a teenager and was on life license when he entered her home on September 11 last year.
He had only been let out of prison a month earlier having been convicted of murder in 2002, and was said to have "developed an obsession" for the nurse, in her 50s, while incarcerated, reports ChronicleLive.Towell appeared at Durham Crown Court on Tuesday to be sentenced.
He pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday, when his trial was due to begin.Chris Baker, prosecuting, said the woman was asleep in bed when she was awoken at around 4am and saw a "shadow" at her curtains.Towell, who was drunk, was attempting to enter her bedroom after climbing onto the roof of the home.The woman had known Towell in passing when he was a teenager, but had "never had a conversation with him" - but she did know he had been sent to prison for murder.Mr Baker said the woman "pressed a panic alarm" and ran downstairs to call the police, but when she returned to her bedroom, Towell was on her floor."She screamed and ran into the bathroom, but she was followed by the defendant," he said.Towell grabbed the woman by both arms and a "scuffle" broke out as he attempted to stop her calling the police, leading the woman to believe she was going to be "raped or murdered".The woman was frightened as Towell made "various sexual remarks", the court heard.Towell "refused to go" and the woman suggested they sit in the lounge in an effort to "keep him calm".Mr Baker said Towell told the woman he "just wanted to talk to her", and said he had a "crush on her from years ago" and was asking for a.
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