HAYLEY MURDER TRIAL: HAYLEY Richards was excited about becoming a mother, Bristol Crown Court heard.
Her family described her as happy when she discovered she was pregnant in May. Her mother Christina Richards said she had congratulated Quintas but did not believe he was really interested in Hayley having the baby.
In the statement she made to police on June 5, Miss Richards said Quintas had become even more short-tempered than usual since she told him he was to be a father.
Her sister Samantha Richards, who broke down in tears, said Quintas had been very quiet about the baby but on a shopping trip he had picked out an outfit which he said he would like for the child. Quintas told friends he had doubts whether he was the father but a DNA test after Miss Richards' death proved the baby was his.
During the family's evidence Quintas sat looking down, his head in his hands.
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