Jurors listen to 999 call in 'hot tub stab murder' trial

A MAN accused of murdering his girlfriend is said to have told a 999 call handler that he had "definitely killed" her by stabbing her "about 40 times", a court has heard.

- By James Mulholland

The alleged admission came after accused Aren Pearson's mother called for help. It is alleged she did so after her son told her he had killed Claire Leveque.

A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday was played a recording of a 48-minute 999 call.

Jurors heard that it was made from a house in Shetland where the accused was living at the time of the alleged murder.

During the conversation, Aren, 41, who is a Canadian, was heard speaking to the operator after taking the phone from his mother, Hazel Pearson, who has since died.

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The accused wept as the recording was played to the court.

In it, jurors heard him tell the operator: "Hello. Hi. My name is Aren Pearson.