A TEENAGE girl has told a hearing that murder accused Paul Ward said he might have seen dog walker Jean Campbell the night she died.

Unemployed Shelby McPhail, 19, told the High Court in Glasgow that her former boyfriend Thomas Leyden, 23, was a good friend of Ward.

She said that on a couple of occasions, while in their company after the death of Mrs Campbell, Ward claimed he might have seen her the night she died.

Miss McPhail was asked by prosecutor Mr Prentice: "Did you talk to Paul Ward about what happened to Mrs Campbell? " and she replied: "He just said he thought he had seen her that night, but it wasn't until a couple of weeks after that he said it. He said he might have seen her."

She was then asked if Mr Leyden had given Ward any advice and she said: "He said' Don't go to the polis." She added: "He said: 'Don't tell the polis that cause they'll think you've got something to do with it.'" Miss McPhail also told the court she had seen Mrs Campbell hit her dog Kai '"hundreds of times."

She was asked if Ward had ever seen this and commented on it and replied: "Yes. He said it was sick the fact she hit the dog. It was a shame."

Earlier in court, a policeman told how he broke the news to Jean Campbell's husband that she was dead.

PC Stewart Taylor was giving evidence at an examination of facts into the death of Mrs Campbell, who was allegedly murdered in Cranhill Park, Glasgow, on December 13, 2013.

The policeman told the High Court in Glasgow that he received a call at 7.42 am on December 14, 2013 to attend at the park.

He told advocate depute Alex Prentice QC that he was the first police officer on the scene and added: "There was a man in the fenced in area. He told me he was John Campbell and he was holding on to a young German Shepherd.

"There was a body. It was a female lying on her right hand side in the recovery position with a high visibility jacket over her lower half."

Paul Ward, 21, is accused of murdering 53-year-old Mrs Campbell by repeatedly striking her on the head and body with a dog lead and by means unknown inflicting further injuries at Cranhill Park, Glasgow, on December 13, 2013.

He is deemed unfit to stand trial and is currently in the State Hospital.

At the end of the examination of facts judge Lord Matthews will determine if Ward committed the offence. PC Taylor was asked by Mr Prentice: "Did you check for signs of life," and he replied: "I couldn't find any signs of life. I rolled her onto her back to commence CPR."

He was asked if there was any response and replied: "No."

The court heard that an ambulance arrived and the crew took over CPR.

PC Taylor said: "Other officers arrive and I detailed them to secure the scene."

He added: "Mrs Campbell was pronounced dead by the ambulance crew at 8.05am."

Mr Prentice asked: "Did you tell Mr Campbell," and PC Taylor replied: "Yes he stated that he though that was the case."

The hearing before judge Lord Matthews continues.