Woman ‘live-streamed killing cat in copy of hit Netflix show before murdering stranger as he walked home from night out’
A WOMAN obsessed with violence live-streamed killing a cat in a copy of a hit Netflix show just months before murdering a stranger, a court heard.
Scarlet Blake, 25, allegedly attacked Jorge Martin Carreno, 30, as he walked home from a night-out in Oxford in July 2021.
His body was discovered in the River Cherwell around 24 hours later after he suffered a blow to the back of his head, jurors heard.
Oxford Crown Court was told Blake had a "fixation with violence and with knowing what it would be like to kill someone".
Just four months before Jorge's death, she allegedly live-streamed the killing and dissection of a cat.
In a video explained to jurors, the New Order song True Faith can be heard playing in the background as Blake told the cat: "Here we go my little friend.
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"Oh boy, you smell like s**t. I can't wait to put through the blender."
Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC told the court Blake then dissected the animal by inserting a scalpel into its eyes before removing its fur.
Blake then put the cat's mutilated body into a blender, jurors were told.
'Disturbing interest'
She allegedly "boasted" about the killing, which was inspired by Netflix documentary called Don't F*** with Cats.
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The court was told the show is about a man who kills kittens before filming the murder of a human - while the same New Order song played in the background.
Blake also allegedly spoke of her "desire to open up a person like her 'little cat friend'."
Ms Morgan said: "This is not simply about killing a defenceless animal. Its relevance to this trial is the defendant's overall demeanour.
"The footage shows her to be someone who had a disturbing interest in what it would be like to harm a living creature. What it would feel like to cause suffering before taking a life away."
On July 25, 2021, Blake ambushed Jorge after he became "lost and vulnerable" while walking home, it is said.
She had allegedly been stalking the streets for a victim before stumbling across the 30-year-old.
After his body was found, it took two years for the events of the night to be "properly understood", the court heard.
She described herself to others as being someone who derived sexual gratification from the thought of violence and the thought of death.
Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC
Jurors were told officials were able to establish Jorge had not taken his own life or died as a result of an accident but was murdered.
Ms Morgan said: "The prosecution alleges that this defendant had an extreme interest in death and in harm.
"It was an interest that went beyond mere fantasy. She described herself to others as being someone who derived sexual gratification from the thought of violence and the thought of death.
"Videos of her with one of her partners engaging in acts of strangulation, consensually, in a sexualised context.
"She spoke to others about what it would be like to kill someone.
"She looked at imagery and saved it on her devices that showed an interest in ligatures being applied around the neck. She talked about harming herself."
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Blake, of Crotch Crescent, Oxford denies murder.
The trial continues.
