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The sister and daughter of an Ayrshire woman have gone on trial accused of her murder.

Lynnette Greenop, 40, and 20-year-old Shayla Greenop are charged with killing Sharon Greenop at the home they all shared in Troon in 2016.

The charges claim the 46-year-old was assaulted on various occasions between 8 September and 10 November.

It is alleged Ms Greenop was repeatedly struck with "an object or objects" and had her neck compressed.

Lynnette Greenop further faces separate accusations of assault, theft and a charge of claiming Carer's Allowance when she was not entitled to it.

The two women have pleaded not guilty to the allegations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43703000
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The father of a disabled woman allegedly murdered by her sister and daughter said he saw her with a black eye several months before her death.

Mr Greenop said Sharon had suffered a spinal injury in an accident in 2009 and could barely walk as a result.

He told the jury he visited Sharon, who was being cared for by Lynette Greenop, some time towards the end of summer 2016.

Mr Greenop said he saw Sharon in her bedroom and noticed she had a black eye.

He also said there was a commode in the bedroom which was "stinking".

Mr Greenop asked Sharon how she got her black eye and told the court: "She said Lynette did it."

He went on to say Sharon later apologised to Lynette Greenop, adding that she had told a lie about how she got her injury.

Mr Greenop also told the court Sharon was frightened of Lynette Greenop.

Sharon's other sister Diane Hogg, 43, also gave evidence and spoke of her concerns about the "dirty" house.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43711640
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Chloe Craig, who was a friend of Shayla, often stayed overnight at the house.

She soon became aware Sharon was disabled and needed caring for.

Prosecutor Ashley Edwards QC asked the teenager about visits to the house in 2016.

Chloe, 19, claimed she spotted Sharon with a black eye but the mother said she got it from pulling a plug from a sink.

The witness recalled then having a conversation with Shayla about the injury.

She told the court Shayla "thought" Lynnette was responsible.

It was claimed Lynnette was "not bothered" that it may be known she allegedly hit Sharon.

The advocate depute asked Chloe what Lynnette's "demeanour" was like at the time.

She replied: "She was laughing about it."

Miss Edwards: "As well as laughing, was she giving any other impression?"

Chloe: "No, she just seemed to find it funny."

The teenager recalled another occasion when Sharon was in bed and she started crying.

Chloe told the jury: "She said she did not want to be there and did not want Lynnette near her."

A charity worker later told the trial he went to collect a couch from the Greenop house - and thought he spotted a dead body.

Mark Grant went with colleagues to the property in August 2016.

He told the court that when he pushed a bedroom door open and he noticed someone lying on the floor.

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Mr Grant helped collect the suite before revealing what he had seen to his supervisor.

The witness recalled: "I got in the van and said: 'It looks like someone is up there dead'.

"It was a nervous giggle at the time.

"The supervisor - I don't think - believed me."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43732481
 
Everybody saw warning signs but nobody called the police. Not even the guy who picked up the couch— at least, not until he had already taken it! Jesus.
 
A carer has told a murder trial a client "almost seemed frightened" of her sister.

A jury at the High Court in Glasgow heard things "changed very much" when Sharon Greenop's sister Lynnette moved into her Troon home in 2013.

The carer said there was "a fear factor" and she wouldn't have answered Lynette Greenop back but reported the behaviour to her managers.

Louise Dickie, a deputy manager of a care company, told the court serious concerns had been raised about the care of Sharon Greenop.

Sharon's sister Lynette was told - following a meeting between the care company and social work - that she was not allowed to be in her sister's house when carers were there and she was not allowed to stay overnight as it would affect housing benefit.

The court heard from Jacqueline King, one of the carers looking after Sharon, who was disabled following an accident in 2009.

Sharon initially stayed at the house with her daughter Shayla before Lynnette moved in.

Asked whether things then changed, Miss King said: "It was very much Shayla and Lynnette against Sharon."

Miss Edwards asked: "What would happen at meal times?"

She replied: "Shayla and Lynnette would have a Chinese and Sharon would be sitting waiting for us to come in."

The advocate depute went on to ask if there an issue about furniture in the house.

Miss King said: "The table that Sharon used to do jigsaws on was thrown out. She was upset.

"She felt her life was getting taken over and she had no say."

Miss Edwards: "Sharon spoke to you about the table being thrown out?"

The witness replied: "Sharon felt that was her only enjoyment and she did not want it taken away."

Miss Edwards confirmed she reported what was happening in the house to her manager.

The care company stopped providing Sharon's care at the end of 2013.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43786025
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The prosecution case has concluded in a trial where a woman's daughter and sister are accused of her murder.

A charge which alleged that the women had claimed Sharon's benefits after her death have now been withdrawn.

The pair remain accused of murdering Sharon, which they both deny.

A fraud charge against Lynette and Shayla Greenop has been withdrawn. It had alleged that they cleaned up blood in the bedroom, burned scented candles and failed to notify Sharon's death to the Department of Works and Pensions in order to obtain her £386.88-a-week benefits.

A breach of the peace charge which alleged they made offensive remarks about their sister and mother was also withdrawn, as was a charge of theft and an allegation that Lynette Greenop had claimed £62.10 a week in carer's allowance.

Lynette Greenop is accused of assaulting her sister by striking her on the head and body on various occasions between 11 November 2009 and 8 September 2016.

She and her niece are both accused of murder.

It is alleged that that they repeatedly struck Sharon on her head and body with an object or objects unknown, compressed her neck and applied pressure to her chest, failed to obtain medical help for her and murdered her.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43919745
 

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