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16 June 2011
Last updated at 06:38 ET
The man accused of killing Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler has refused to give evidence at his Old Bailey trial.
Levi Bellfield, 42, who denies murdering the 13-year-old, told judge Mr Justice Wilkie that he would not be speaking in his defence.
The judge asked Jeffrey Samuels QC if he had advised his client that "the jury may draw such inferences as it sees proper", and he confirmed he had.
Milly vanished in Walton-on-Thames in March 2002 while walking from school.
Denies kidnap attempt Her body was found in Yateley Heath, in Hampshire, six months later.
The court has now begun hearing the prosecution's closing speech from Brian Altman QC.
Bellfield denies abducting and murdering Milly, and attempting to kidnap 11-year-old Rachel Cowles the day before.
Bellfield, a former wheelclamper and bouncer, was convicted in 2008 of the murders of Marsha McDonnell, 19, and Amelie Delagrange, 22, and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, 18.
The jury of seven men and four women was told that Bellfield gave evidence in his defence at that trial.
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Levi Bellfield, 42, who denies murdering the 13-year-old, told judge Mr Justice Wilkie that he would not be speaking in his defence.
The judge asked Jeffrey Samuels QC if he had advised his client that "the jury may draw such inferences as it sees proper", and he confirmed he had.
Milly vanished in Walton-on-Thames in March 2002 while walking from school.
Denies kidnap attempt Her body was found in Yateley Heath, in Hampshire, six months later.
The court has now begun hearing the prosecution's closing speech from Brian Altman QC.
Bellfield denies abducting and murdering Milly, and attempting to kidnap 11-year-old Rachel Cowles the day before.
Bellfield, a former wheelclamper and bouncer, was convicted in 2008 of the murders of Marsha McDonnell, 19, and Amelie Delagrange, 22, and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, 18.
The jury of seven men and four women was told that Bellfield gave evidence in his defence at that trial.
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