A nurse told of the horrific scene that confronted her as she arrived at the spot where Rebecca Middleton's mutilated body was discovered.

During day two of the Justis Smith murder trial, nurse Hope Raynor described her desperate search for a pulse on the 16-year-old Canadian, whose bleeding body was found lying in the middle of Ferry Reach Road.

"I looked for a pulse. I checked her right hand first, there was nothing there so I moved around to the left side -- there were no pulses,'' the emergency nurse told the Supreme Court.

"I examined her chest and saw there were two wounds, and no sign of breathing. There was a pool of blood coming from underneath her left shoulder.

"There were also wounds on the left side of the body, the pupils were fixed and dilated. She was pale and cool -- there was no sign of life.'' Rebecca Middleton was found murdered on July 3, 1996. She had been tortured, sexually abused and stabbed 16 times.

The Crown allege she was killed after accepting a lift from Justis Smith and Kirk Mundy. It is claimed they said they would drive her to her friend, Jasmine Meens, Flatts' home -- where she was staying.

Justis Smith, 19, of Pembroke, pleads not guilty to pre-meditated murder.

The nurse had been called to the scene by Detective Sgt. Sharman Marcus, who had already examined the body for signs of life, and was the first on the scene, before 4 a.m.

As she arrived a car coming in the opposite direction slowed: "The driver shouted at me "hurry up, hurry up'','' said the Det. Sgt.

The driver of the car was Dean Lottimore, who the court heard yesterday had driven Rebecca Middleton's friend, Jasmine Meens, home on the fateful evening.

Her testimony came as the Crown told the Supreme Court jury of the minutes after the discovery of the body of Miss Middleton.

Earlier the jury were shown an album of over 100 photos, several of which showed the maimed body of the holidaymaker. In addition, there were pictures of a knife found in the water at Ferry Reach.

Several members of the jury visibly recoiled at the pictures, one looked away during the more gruesome scenes and one woman appeared to cry for a while.

The pictures showed the naked body, which was partly covered with a white shirt at one point, and nearby her denim skirt, sandals, red coloured shirt, bra and panties.

Dr. Henry Pierce, Medical Examiner of Police and Prisons, was called to the scene.

His statement, which was read to the court, described knife injuries all over the body of Rebecca Middleton.

He said it was difficult to identify all of the wounds because of the blood spattering her body.

There were multiple knife injuries to the neck, one 10 cm in length, and at least ten others on her neck, chest and abdomen. Knife injuries were also visible on her forehead and there was evidence of other wounds caused by blows.

Later, Solicitor General William Pearce QC, questioned Seon Smith, who said he had seen Kirk Mundy with an unidentified person on his bike as he waited beside his broken down car close to Ferry Reach, in the early hours of July 3.

He said he couldn't remember what time it was but added that Mundy was travelling in a westerly direction.

John Perry QC, defending, said the Police had questioned Smith on two occasions when he said he didn't see anyone on a bike. But he later admitted he had seen Mundy.

Murder jury sees horrific photos of teenage victim He admitted that he was too frightened at first and didn't tell the truth because of what he feared Mundy might do to him or his mother.

"Is that because he had a reputation for being a violent man?'' asked Mr.

Perry. To which Seon Smith replied: "I feared violence, correct.'' Mr. Perry said that the reason was because he had seen blood on Mundy's sleeve -- which Mr. Smith denied. This prompted an outburst from Justis Smith in the dock. He shouted at Seon Smith: "Stop lying boy.'' Seon Smith's cousin, Tajmal Webb, was also at the roadside and also recalled seeing Kirk Mundy stopping. He remembered the passenger being male but nothing else.

Under cross-examination from John Perry, he said he had earlier, when questioned by Police, deliberately suppressed the fact that he had seen Kirk Mundy -- even after he knew about the murder -- because it was "none of his business''.

The trial, before Puisne Judge Vincent Meerabux, will hear from up to 75 witnesses including Dr. Henry Lee, a blood expert who testified in the O.J.

Simpson case.

William Pearce and Sandra Bacchus appear for the Crown. Elizabeth Christopher, Archibald Warner and John Perry QC appear for Justis Smith.

Kirk Mundy was sentenced to five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to being an accessory after the fact.

The trial continues today when the jury are expected to visit the spot where Rebecca Middleton's body was found.

Photos by Arthur Bean A TOUGH DAY -- David Middleton (left), father of murdered teenager Rebecca Middleton, talks to Rick Meens, the father of Jasmine Meens, outside the Supreme Court during the murder trial of Justis Smith.

A BRAVE FACE -- Cindy Middleton, the mother of murdered teenager Rebecca Middleton, leaves court yesterday with a friend during the trial of Justis Smith, who is accused of her daughter's killing.