Chilling video exhibits the moments tragic teenager Lily Sullivan walked down the road together with her wicked killer earlier than he strangled her and dumped her physique after she rebuffed his advances for intercourse – earlier than her mom unknowingly watched him escape.
Lily Sullivan, 18, was discovered half-naked in a pond in Pembroke, Wales, after she rejected Lewis Haines’ sexual advances.
Haunting CCTV footage confirmed her strolling by the quiet streets with the 31-year-old after they met in a nightclub.
Simply moments after she was strangled at a magnificence spot, her mom, Anna Sullivan, unknowingly watched her daughter’s killer stroll away from the homicide scene.
Mrs Sulivan had been sitting in a storage ready to select up her daughter on December 17 final yr.
The footage was launched by the Crown Prosecution Service forward of Haines’ sentencing tomorrow.
Lily Sullivan, 18, died at Mill Pond in Pembrokeshire. Pictured: The final picture of Lily taken simply hours earlier than her demise
Lewis Haines (pictured) confessed to his household that he had strangled Lily after fleeing the scene – however denied it was a intercourse assault. A choose at this time dominated that the assault was certainly sexually motivated. Haines will likely be sentenced on Friday
‘Lily after all, tragically, can not give proof about what occurred within the lane throughout that interval. Lewis Haines has chosen, as is his proper, to not give proof on the listening to.
‘I’m positive a level of intimacy occurred within the lane. I’m equally positive it didn’t progress to sexual activity or something close to it. I’m positive that didn’t occur as a result of Lily didn’t need that to occur.’
Haines had develop into ‘annoyed’ when Lily made it clear she didn’t need ‘to go so far as sexual activity’, the choose mentioned.
The courtroom heard Lily’s cream lace prime was discovered on the bottom subsequent to the water – whereas her cellphone and brown leather-based jacket had been within the alleyway.
Haines claimed that he strangled Lily when she threatened to inform individuals he was a ‘rapist’ and mentioned his daughter could be ‘ashamed’.
Choose Thomas mentioned: ‘His account of her threatening to inform individuals what he had achieved to her does the truth is have a component based mostly in fact about it.
‘I discover that she did say that she would complain. Not that he had raped her however that he tried to drive himself upon her when she meant to go to fulfill her mom.’
Lily’s physique was present in Mill Pond close to Pembroke Fortress (pictured), a famend magnificence spot within the space
The courtroom heard Haines had a ‘nice deal to lose’ as a result of he was in a relationship and had daughter – and had wished to ‘silence’ Lily.
The choose mentioned: ‘Lewis Haines struck Lily on a number of events. That was achieved with important drive.
‘He then strangled her, in all probability to demise, earlier than placing her within the Mill Pond the place she wouldn’t be simply seen at evening within the murky water.
‘I don’t settle for that he went into the water to save lots of Lily. If he went in it was to place her there and to not pull her out.
‘His intention was to silence her. He had a cellphone with him always. He was near the principle road albeit late at evening. He handed many homes.’
The choose additionally mentioned the placement of Lily’s cellphone and jacket was important, Wales On-line experiences.
‘I discover she didn’t depart these voluntarily at that spot,’ he mentioned. ‘I discover additional that she didn’t depart the alley of her personal volition however was forcibly taken to the Mill Pond by Lewis Haines.
‘Her physique, when recovered, was bare from the waist up. Her skimpy prime was discovered barely damp on vegetation close to the Mill Pond. I come to the conclusion she was not sporting that prime when she went into the river. Had she been, it might have been utterly saturated. I discover it was faraway from Lily in opposition to her will by Lewis Haines.’
The courtroom heard Haines had proven ‘sexual curiosity’ in Lily in the course of the evening out earlier than he was warned off by buddies.
Prosecutor William Hughes QC mentioned: ‘He was warned off greater than as soon as and reminded that he had a girlfriend, that he had a toddler and Lily’s age of 18 [was] cited.’
Lewis Haines poses for an image in entrance of Pembroke Fortress in Wales, close to the spot the place he killed Lily Sullivan. The picture was posted on Fb in Could final yr simply months earlier than her demise
Lily Sullivan (pictured) met Lewis Haines in a Pembroke nightclub referred to as Paddles simply hours earlier than her physique was discovered. CCTV footage confirmed the pair talking within the membership
Haines fled the scene and he was captured on CCTV strolling previous Lily’s mum Anna Sullivan on the close by Inexperienced Storage.
Mrs Sullivan had been ready to select her daughter up after talking to her on the cellphone at 2.47am.
Lily advised her mom: ‘I will be there now mam. I am on my manner. I am a few minutes away. I am almost there’ – however the name was lower quick.
Mrs Sullivan tried to name her daughter again 30 instances earlier than she noticed Haines strolling – not realising that he had murdered her daughter simply minutes earlier.
Mr Hughes mentioned: ‘Anna Sullivan determined to observe Lewis Haines as a consequence of his behaviour. She overlooked him as he disappeared into the woods.
‘Mr Haines was conscious that Anna Sullivan was ready for Lily at that location.’
He added: ‘The individual Anna Sullivan noticed at this level was her daughter’s killer Lewis Haines.’
The younger girl was sadly pronounced lifeless at 6.02am. A publish mortem by Dr Stephen Leadbeatter discovered her accidents according to ‘guide strangulation.’
Haines advised police: ‘I strangled her’ once they arrived on the deal with. He later mentioned ‘What the f*** have I achieved?’ on the custody desk on the station.
Haines beforehand admitted manslaughter however pleaded responsible to homicide every week earlier than his trial.
Choose Paul Thomas QC adjourned the listening to for sentencing on Friday.
