Hannah's 999 call played in court (From Daily Echo)

Hannah's 999 call played in court

1:18pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

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THE last desperate phone call made by Hannah Foster as she tried to contact the emergency services has been played in court.

Jurors heard the recording of Hannah’s 999 call that is alleged to have been made while she was in a van being driven by Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the man accused of her murder.

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On the recording, which lasted less than a minute, Hannah’s voice can be heard along with that of a man who it is claimed by the prosecution is Kohli.

Hannah’s family left the court before the recording was played.

At times more than more than two voices could be heard at once on the recording, a transcript of which can be read below.

After listening to it in open court jurors at Winchester Crown Court were given personal earphones to hear the recording that had been specially enhanced by a BT engineer. It was played a further five times.

As previously reported the call to the emergency services was disconnected after being put through to an automated service as no one was heard speaking directly to the operator.

The prosecution claim Kohli abducted, falsely imprisoned, raped and murdered Hannah after snatching her from the street as she made her way home from a night out with friends in March 2003.

The 40-year-old of no fixed abode denies all the charges.

Transcript of Hannah’s 999 call:

Male voice: “You belong this country?”
Operator: “Emergency, which service?”
Hannah: “Yeah”
Operator: “Hello”
Male voice: “England”
Hannah: “Yeah, I’m English”
Hannah: “Yeah”
Operator: “Do you need the fire, police or ambulance?”
Hannah: “My name”
Operator: “What number have you dialled please?”
Male voice: Huh?”
Hannah: “My name is Sarah”
Male voice: “Sarah”
Hannah: “Yeah”
Male voice: “I want”
Automated service: “I cannot release your line until you say that you do not need an emergency service”
Hannah: “Fifteen”
Male voice: “Fifteen”
Hannah: “Yeah”
Male voice: “What fifteen”
Hannah: “Fifteen”
Automated message service: “If you are unable to speak but need an emergency service tap the handset”
Hannah: “That’s my my road…that was where I live”
Male voice: “Live there”
Hannah: “Yes”
Automated service: “You are connected to the police at New Scotland Yard. If you require an emergency service…”
Hannah: “Yeah”
Automated service continues: “…please press the number five key on your keypad two times now”
Male voice: “There (unidentifiable speech) your head down please
Hannah: “Sorry…no” (faint clicking sound)
Male voice: “Where you live? Which number you live?”
Automated service: “Nothing has been heard from the caller”
Hannah: “Huh…listen…anything…”
Automated service: “Exchange please disconnect line”

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