cross-examination

She pointed to his admissions under cross-examination that he hit her in the face and head repeatedly with a bat and pole two days before her death.

Later, when asked under cross-examination whether Ms Hand had been in fear, Mr McGregor said there had been "no sign of distress, fear, anything other than enjoyment, elations and excitement".

Urfan Sharif described his parenting as "very bad" and accepted he was unkind and cruel under cross-examination at the Old Bailey.

Under cross-examination at the Old Bailey, Mr Sharif said: “She died because of me.”

During cross-examination at his trial, he admitted he had been angry with Holly and intended to stab her but then retracted that confession.