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Gay Prince "killed aide" during sex.

By RYAN SABEY

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A SAUDI prince battered his manservant to death during a gay sex session in a five star hotel, a court heard yesterday.

Aide Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz, 32, was bitten on his cheeks, and his blood was discovered on the underpants of Prince Saud Abdulazaziz bin Nasser al Saud.

Compromising photos of him partially naked were also found on al Saud's phone, it was said.

Al Saud, 34 - the Saudi king's grandson - and Bandar had earlier ordered champagne and cocktails at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, Central London. They then went to bed in the early hours.

Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC told the Old Bailey al Saud has not explained why he attacked his aide but that evidence pointed to a "sexual element" to the killing.

Al Saud cleaned up the blood and then told cops Bandar died from injuries sustained in a street robbery three weeks earlier. He even accompanied them to the alleged scene.

But hotel CCTV showed a "nasty assault" by al Saud on Bandar in a lift in previous weeks, the court heard. The jury saw footage of the servant cowering as he is punched and kicked.

A post mortem revealed Bandar died after "a series of heavy punches or blows to his head". Al Saud admits manslaughter but denies murder and GBH. He claims he was "friends and equals" with Bandar and denies being gay.

His computer had been used to surf gay massage and escort sites - and the prince ordered at least two gay escorts to his hotel room, the jury heard.

Mr Laidlaw said: "It is clear his abuse of Bandar was not confined simply to physical beatings. There is clear evidence, over and above the bite marks, that there was a sexual element." Trial continues. r.sabey@the-sun.co.uk (the sun)
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