Man found guilty of Hannah's murder

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli snatched the 17-year-old from a street just yards from her home in Southampton after she had spent a night out with friends.

The terrified teenager, who wanted to be a doctor, called 999 hoping an operator would hear what was happening but the call was terminated when she did not speak.

Sixteen-stone Kohli took her to a secluded spot where he raped slightly-built Hannah in his sandwich delivery van several times before strangling her when he feared she might identify him.

He dumped her body beside a road in West End, Hampshire, and went back home to his wife and two sons. Four days later, he fled to India as the police net closed in on him.

After years of campaigning by Hannah's parents Hilary and Trevor Foster, Kohli was finally extradited back to Britain last year to stand trial.

The jury at Winchester Crown Court convicted Kohli on its second day of deliberations. The verdicts bring to an end a five year long campaign for justice by Mr and Mrs Foster, whose daughter was murdered in March 2003.

Kohli shook his head only slightly but showed no other emotion as the four unanimous verdicts were delivered.

Hearing the guilty verdict on the first count of murder, Hannah's sister Sarah and her mother sobbed and hugged each other while Hannah's father helped comfort them.

The jury took five-and-a-half hours to reach its decision and the judge, Mr Justice Keith, adjourned the case for 10 minutes so everyone in court could regain their composure. Kohli, dressed in a grey suit and blue shirt and flanked by three security guards, was taken from the court.