A trial hears allegations that Michael Thompson raped and murdered his estranged wife, Kimberley Thompson, and then tried to cover up what happened. Court testimony includes accounts from a friend of the victim, who describes Michael Thompson as becoming extremely agitated after checking the victim’s phone and seeing a message from a younger man. The testimony further claims Michael Thompson threatened the suitor unless he paid £1,000, according to court reporting. The prosecution case, as presented in the reports, frames the relationship as controlling and the husband’s behaviour as escalating before the alleged attack and after it. The reports also state that jurors are told about alleged steps taken by Thompson to conceal the crime. The case is ongoing and the allegations have not been established in court in the material provided.