Overview

• Prosecutor Louise Oakley told jurors that Cartwright maintained a pattern of controlling and coercive conduct after Mickleburgh ended their engagement in February 2024.
• CCTV footage and hotel staff accounts show Mickleburgh appearing increasingly unwell during the late-night meal at the hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant.
• A post-mortem examination revealed significant head injuries and neck fractures consistent with manual strangulation, jurors were told.
• Cartwright called emergency services at 8:30am on April 14 claiming to find Mickleburgh lifeless in bed, a claim prosecutors say was false.
• Cartwright denies charges of rape, murder and controlling behaviour and is due back for further hearings later this month.