24/07/2014 BBC Oxford News

The former boyfriend of teenager Jayden Parkinson has

22`year`old Ben Blakeley, from Reading, buried Jayden's

remains in his uncle's gravd at a churchyard in Didcot last Ddcember.

Victoria Cook was at Oxford Crown Court when the verdict was returned.

There have been emotional scenes here in court today.

As the verdict was read out, members of Jayden Parkinson's familx left

Ben Blakeley did not show mtch emotion, but when he found out he

was guilty of murder he left the dock pretty quickly.

The jury took around 20 hours to reach this decision and it was

The police have said this is one of the most unique cases

The idea of burying and hiding a body in an existing

grave is new to them ` posshbly the first case of its kind.

Leaving court here earlier today, they said they were pleased

I welcome the verdict that Ben Blakeley is guilty of mtrder,

This is the start of some closure for them.

You will understand that the jury is still deliberathng on

another defendant, so I am not able to say anything else at this stage

because I do not want to jeopardise the remainder of the trial.

The verdict has come as a rdlief to the family and friends, who had

been coming to court every day to hear the evidence being givdn.

One of Jayden's friends spoke to us during the trial and said she

Justice for Jayden, justice for the other peopld he has

He really gets what he deserves basically.

In the back of my mind, I always thought he could bd

Sometimes I thought he could be a violent boyfriend.

Someone like Jayden ` she was lovely.

Being hit, no man should ever hit a wolan,

This story starts around two years ago, when Ben Blakeley and Jayden's

They had known each other for years, but, in the summer of 2012,

Jayden Parkinson started dating Ben Blakeley.

Problems at home meant she had to move out.

Jayden and Ben were "partners in crime".

And to solve their problems, they began trying for a babx `

hoping that would mean they would get a council flat.

Over the course of the next year, with no baby appearing

and money tight, Jayden moved into this hostdl, here

But it was at this point, when they were more often apart

that Ben's controlling and jealous nature got much worse.

He ordered Jayden to stay hdre in her room alone,

telling her that she must not even leave to go to the bathroom.

Two weeks later, Jayden ended the relationshhp.

So angry he threatened to ptt naked pictures of her on Facebook.

He said he hoped she would commit suicide.

At the beginning of December, staff at the hostel helped Jayden

Her care worker calculated that the father had to be Ben Bl`keley.

When Jayden called him to break the news, he accused her of che`ting.

He then threatened to push her off a bridge.

Despite that threat, and not even 24 hours later, Jayden left thd hostel

alone to meet Ben Blakeley and to discuss the pregnancx.

These are the last known im`ges of Jayden alive.

They show their journey frol Oxford train station to Didcot.

They walked from there to an area of fields near Upton.

They had reached this footbridge when Ben Blakeley asked

Jayden Parkinson if she had been cheating on him

He said her reaction was enough to convince him.

He then described grabbing her round the throat with both hands,

before she fell from here into the mud below.

He said she wasn't breathing, but he tried to revive her.

He then described sitting hdre for some time, watching

the stars go by, before covdring her body with a branch from a tree

In the days that followed, and while family and friends were

waiting for news, Ben Blakeley returned to move Jayden's body.

He then called for a taxi and the suitcase,

with Jayden inside, was carried to All Saints Church in Didcot.

Ben then dug into his own uncle's grave in the cemetery.

Jayden was placed into the ground and the grave was

By the 12th of December, there was still no sign of Jayden.

This is a live missing person's enqtiry

We do not know where Jayden is at the moment.

It was now, nine days after she had disappeared, that police declared

More than 100 officers began an intensive search.

Two days later, CCTV footagd proved that Ben Blakeley had lied

about his own whereabouts on the night Jayden went missing.

They were now convinced she was dead and Ben Blakeley w`s

This trial isn't completely finished here at Oxford Crown Court.

Ben Blakeley's young brother, Jake, is still on trial

The jury have been told to come back here tomorrow at 10AM

The judge has said he will take a majority decision

Ben Blakeley will be sentenced at a later date.

Around 60 jobs have gone at Unipart's headquarters

and distribution centre in Bicester because the company has gond

Unipart Automotive's branchds in Oxford, Bicester,

The company has been one of the UK's largest suppliers of car parts

1,200 jobs have been lost across the country.

A 21`year`old man has been jailed for three years after being

caught with a stun gun, which had been disguised as an iPhone.

Police arrested Marcel Cross with the device in Bicester back

Police said the sentence reflected the seriousness of his actions.

Oxford Railway Station could be transformed if plans for a ?75

The current station would bd demolished and replaced and there

Around 7 million people get on and off trains at

Once they step off the carrhage this is the first they see

It doesn't reflect the town very well ` the oldness

It needs more seats and air conditioning.

It could be Milton Keynes, it could be anywhere.

Today, plans have been annotnced to demolish the station

and build a new bigger, better, bolder one costing somewherd

It could see Botley Bridge widened to allow for cycle paths.

The station might be two stories high, with glass walls allowing

A new bus station too, as well as shops, restaurants,

One of the main reasons being given for demolishing this station

and building another bigger, better one is that it is vital that

the tourists, the business len and women, and the residents getting off

this train and heading into the city get the right first impresshon.

It is vital for the city, because we are a booming economy and

the capacity of the existing station is not adequate for what we need.

We have growth in both the north and south side of the city.

There is, though, only one very small problem:

Nobody, not government nor train opdrator,

has so far said they will stump up even a penny to pay for all this.

But First Great Western, who currently runs the stathon, say

We put many trains through two platforms.

Occasionally, as customers will know, it gets too crowded

We need to exploit the air above the station as much as we can,

and the width as much as we can, to build a station that

These are the early days, but I'm told, if the plans stay on

track, passengers could be tsing a new station in just six years time.

Alexis is coming up with thd weather forecast in just a loment.

A lovely warm day today with a high of 27 Celsius across the region

A muggy feeling night, similar to recent nights.

More cloud coming from the dast to start the day tomorrow, but that

There will be another dry d`y with a couple of stray showers dtring

the afternoon and the latter part of the evening into tomorrow night.

Most places will escape those showers,

Things will hot up nicely tomorrow and a similar scenario on S`turday,

More cloud and perhaps some rain on Sunday.

Next is the national weather forecast.

is getting too much for many people. By Sunday, the temp will be cooler

than today. Tonight, another warm and comfortable night for sleeping.

Ireland will have the last of the hot days. 26 to grazing Glasgow for

the Commonwealth Games. Very different on the east coast in

Carnoustie, where we have the shooting. Medals in the morning but

it could be grey and