IT WAS the moment that Robertson realised the evidence was stacking up against him.

Faced with evidence that put him just yards from the scene of the murder, the 36-year-old had no option but to start talking to police.

After several hours of being interviewed by detectives, he finally broke his silence and admitted being in Beaulieu that day.

But rather than tell the truth and spare Pennie's family the heartache of a trial, Robertson starting weaving a web of lies, insisting he was only there for a "mooch", to scope out potential homes to burgle.

He said: "I was having a look for a couple of earners.

"Some people describe me as a rogue...nobody will ever describe me as a murderer or involved in a murder, that is just not my thing."