Nigel Malt, 44, is said to have been “completely overwhelmed with anger” as he allegedly killed Lauren Malt outside her home in rural Norfolk on January 23 this year. The 44-year-old was estranged from his family as the relationship was “marked by alcohol, drugs and the use of anger and violence”, his trial that was heard on Thursday. A jury heard graphic sound clips on Thursday with Lauren moaning as Malt allegedly hit her twice with her black Mercedes sedan around 7.30pm. The incident happened in their village, West Winch, near King’s Lynn in West Norfolk. The Norwich Crown Court was informed that Malt was “furious” and that Lauren was trying to stop him from attacking her boyfriend, Arthur Marnell, with a crowbar. Prosecuting Andrew Jackson, he said: “Remember, he intended to kill Lauren or at least cause her serious harm. “He got in his car in reverse and hit his daughter. After hitting her on the ground and stopped. “Then she drove the car forward again over her body.” Commenting on the incident’s cell phone recordings, Jackson added: “You can hear Lauren in agony under the car. “These horrible sounds must have been obvious to the accused.” Lauren suffered severe chest injuries and was heard moaning as her father ran her, according to the court. (Facebook) The court heard that Lauren, who suffered a fracture in her back, chest and ribs, died from traumatic injuries to her chest and abdomen. Lauren was “crushed to death,” Jackson added. The jury was shown footage from the neighbors’ cell phone where Malt shouts “Lauren, please get up” after he allegedly drove her, while a female neighbor is heard shouting “you killed her, you killed her. . » In footage recorded around 7.25pm, Malt said: “Do not take the police.” Instead, the court heard Malt place his daughter’s lifeless body in his car and take her to a nearby store where Lauren’s mother, Karen – his estranged wife, worked. CCTV footage from the store showed Karen desperately trying to help her daughter, who was not in the passenger seat of a Maltese car. Defense attorney Allison Summers QC suggested that what happened was an accident and asked jurors to look into whether Malt “actually saw his daughter in the back of his car or near the back of his car.” He said that “he drank and was to a greater or lesser extent under the influence of alcohol”. Ms Summers suggested that Malt was “so distracted by his own anger at Arthur Marnell, so positive that he had the last word against Arthur Marnell that instead of doing the right thing to make sure no one was behind him, he did.” reverse speed. and calmly, not to kill or cause serious harm to his daughter “. Malt’s relationship with his family was “marked by alcohol, drug abuse and the use of anger and violence by the accused” and his wife had moved into a separate house last April. His estranged wife had reported him to police in April 2021 for assaulting her, the prosecutor said. “The alienation from his wife and family sparked his anger,” Jackson added. The trial continues.
