given the nature of his injuries and eye witness accounts that the victim was being beaten on several occasions over a month - some caught on hotel CCTV:
"The body of Mr Abdulaziz was found lying on his bed in a pool of blood. He had been punched in the face, strangled and bitten, the court was told. His lips had been split open and his teeth broken, bones in his neck had been fractured and he had suffered brain injuries.
The prosecutor said: 'Of particular relevance to the nature of the attack suffered by Banda were signs that he had been bitten. It is certainly not a typical feature of such violence and bite marks to the cheeks have an obvious sexual connotation.'
The pair had arrived at the hotel in Marylebone Road on January 20. Officers recovered CCTV from the hotel lifts which showed Al Saud subjecting Mr Abdulaziz to a 'really nasty assault' on January 22.
Further footage captured another attack on February 5 and a third on the night of the killing where Al Saud was seen kicking the victim.
Mr Laidlaw said Mr Abdulaziz appeared to have been 'bearing the signs of injuries' throughout his stay in London but the assault on January 22 seemed to be the first captured on film.
The men had spent the evening of January 21 at the Matsuri restaurant in St James before going on apparently to a bar or club. Returning to the hotel at about 4am, the prince began attacking his servant in the lift, the court heard.
'It is a nasty assault with the victim suffering a whole series of blows being struck with both fists and elbows,' said Mr Laidlaw.
On January 24 when they went out for dinner to a restaurant, where Mr Abdulaziz kept his hat, coat and sunglasses on throughout, the court heard. A barman noticed his lips were swollen and he seemed to have trouble eating.
One of the porters noticed a couple of days later that his face was swollen and he 'looked like he had been badly beaten up', the jury heard. Mr Abdulaziz was persuaded to take a taxi to hospital where he was treated but 'appeared reluctant' to report the assault on him to police.
A sister in the accident and emergency department at St Mary's Hospital said it was the 'worst injury' of its type she had ever seen. It turned out to be so severe that it needed reconstructive surgery, the court heard."
given the nature of his injuries and eye witness accounts that the victim was being beaten on several occasions over a month - some caught on hotel CCTV:
"The body of Mr Abdulaziz was found lying on his bed in a pool of blood. He had been punched in the face, strangled and bitten, the court was told. His lips had been split open and his teeth broken, bones in his neck had been fractured and he had suffered brain injuries.
The prosecutor said: 'Of particular relevance to the nature of the attack suffered by Banda were signs that he had been bitten. It is certainly not a typical feature of such violence and bite marks to the cheeks have an obvious sexual connotation.'
The pair had arrived at the hotel in Marylebone Road on January 20. Officers recovered CCTV from the hotel lifts which showed Al Saud subjecting Mr Abdulaziz to a 'really nasty assault' on January 22.
Further footage captured another attack on February 5 and a third on the night of the killing where Al Saud was seen kicking the victim.
Mr Laidlaw said Mr Abdulaziz appeared to have been 'bearing the signs of injuries' throughout his stay in London but the assault on January 22 seemed to be the first captured on film.
The men had spent the evening of January 21 at the Matsuri restaurant in St James before going on apparently to a bar or club. Returning to the hotel at about 4am, the prince began attacking his servant in the lift, the court heard.
'It is a nasty assault with the victim suffering a whole series of blows being struck with both fists and elbows,' said Mr Laidlaw.
On January 24 when they went out for dinner to a restaurant, where Mr Abdulaziz kept his hat, coat and sunglasses on throughout, the court heard. A barman noticed his lips were swollen and he seemed to have trouble eating.
One of the porters noticed a couple of days later that his face was swollen and he 'looked like he had been badly beaten up', the jury heard. Mr Abdulaziz was persuaded to take a taxi to hospital where he was treated but 'appeared reluctant' to report the assault on him to police.
A sister in the accident and emergency department at St Mary's Hospital said it was the 'worst injury' of its type she had ever seen. It turned out to be so severe that it needed reconstructive surgery, the court heard."
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