The man accused of killing Bournemouth seamstress Heather Barnett in 2002 has been described as having a 'fetish' for hair, on day one of his murder trial.

A court's heard how Heather's neighbour Danilo Restivo - an Italian national - bludgeoned her to death then slashed her throat, before stuffing someone else's hair into her hand.

Prosecutor Michael Bowes QC has alleged that Restivo was also responsible for the murder of 16-year-old Elisa Claps in Italy in 1993, who had locks of her hair shorn off and left next to her body.