A WOMAN accused of taking part in the 'jigaw' murder of a man drunkingly told a friend her alleged victim's hands were buried in Epping Forest, a court heard.

Sarah Bush, 21, allegedly confessed to a fellow prostitute that she had helped her partner Stephen Marshall, 38, kill kitchen salesman Jeffrey Howe, 49, last March.

Parts of his body, which had been cut up into pieces, were found dumped in several rural locations in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire last Spring, but his hands were never found.

The trial at St Albans Crown Court has heard that Ms Bush and Mr Marshall killed Mr Howe in an attempt to steal his identity and property.

Mr Marshall, of Ayot Path, Borehamwood, and Ms Bush, of Fernwood Court, Southgate, both deny murder.

The trial continues.