The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Wanganui sickness beneficiary Marice McGregor has this morning been shown a 360-degree presentation of the scene where her body was found, including the wider roadside areas and down into the gully where she was located. Dean Richard Mulligan, 43, ison trial in the High Court at Wanganui. Ms McGregor was allegedly killed by three blows to the head with an iron bar. While Mulligan initially told police he had killed Ms McGregor, at the start of the trial he pleaded not guilty to murder, and the court has since been told his confession was a lie, and that he would give evidence and tell the court who actually did kill Ms McGregor. This morning, the jury heard how Ms McGregor's body was initially found in a gully in an area known as "Whiskey Corner" off SH4 on May 12 2010, but was recovered on May 13 2010. The jury heard from Feilding detective Felicity Mansell, officer in charge of the wider scene, and New Plymouth detective Patricia Clarke, officer in charge of the immediate scene where the body was found. The gully Ms McGregor was found in was surrounded by steep terrain and dense bush, about 30m down from the road. There was one easier entryway into the gully, accessible from the roadside. Ms McGregor's body was found lying in a natural water course, next to the entrance of a cave or culvert, which runs under the road. She was found lying with one foot pointing towards the entrance of the cave, her head pointing up to the roadside, and her other leg tucked up underneath her. The jury has asked to see Ms McGregor's will, which they will be shown later today.
