David Oakes trial: Girl, 10, 'fled as mother killed'

A 10-year-old girl fled after seeing a "horrible" man subject her "mummy" to a series of degrading assaults before shooting her dead, a court heard.

David Oakes, 50, of Steeple, Essex, is accused of murdering his ex-partner Christine Chambers, 38, and their two-year-old daughter Shania, in June 2011.

The witness, now 11, jumped from a window to flee after he threw a gun at her, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.

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