Man, 80, on trial over woman's 1974 unsolved death
An 80-year-old man has gone on trial accused of murdering a woman whose death 49 years ago remains unsolved.Prosecutors at the Old Bailey allege he attacked her and pushed her out of his car in Highbury, north London.Opening the prosecution case, Alexandra Healy KC said that DNA samples taken on Ms Cotter's body matched those of Mr Apelgren, of Bryden Close in Sydenham, south-east London.
The young woman was discovered with a black eye and bruising on the face and neck, and police declared her dead at the scene, the court heard. The prosecution also alleges that Mr Apelgren had previously indecently assaulted an 18-year-old guest at his wedding on 14 October 1972.
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