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A tiny vulnerable woman was killed by three brothers who took over her house and performed dangerous wrestling moves on her - for SEVEN HOURS, a court heard.

Delyth Andrews, 54, died after a seven-hour drug-fulled attack in which the brothers performed a number of dangerous wrestling moves on her including WWE superstar John Cena's FU, as well as other generic wrestling moves such as T-bones and Cliff-Hangers, Canterbury Crown Court heard.

The Knight brothers, Scott, 23, Adam, 20, and Joshua, 19, all denied murder , although Joshua and Adam offered guilty pleas to manslaughter.

Philip Bennetts QC, prosecuting, said that Delyth's neighbours had described her as "too trusting" after she died following the attack, in December 2015.

The court heard that Delyth, who was described as 4ft 11ins and suffering with bi-polar disorder, got to know the brothers after inviting their homeless mother, Elaine Morley, to live in her home in Ramsgate, Kent.

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Mr Bennetts said: "Joshua moved in as well - and as time progressed, Elaine Morley's other sons, Scott and Adam also moved into Ms Andrews's home.

"Elaine Morley and her sons dominated Delyth Andrews's home. Joshua Knight took a handbag containing Ms Andrews's Disability Living Allowance and spent the money."

The court heard that the family were "noisy, anti-social, playing loud music which was going all times of the day and night".

Mr Bennetts also said that Delyth had called her friend, Patricia Hodson, every evening for a number of years - but when the Knights and their mother moved in, those calls stopped.

By the summer of 2015, Mr Bennetts said, the brothers had smashed up the living room and punched holes in the doors.

Morley was also alleged to have put her through through a glass panel and was described by neighbours as "aggressive and intimidating".

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Mr Bennetts said that on one occasion, a neighbour saw Delyth standing in her living room as one of the brothers pulled down her trousers and said: "Look at the div now".

In November 2015, the emergency services were called after Ms Andrews was found lying injured on her back in bed, complaining: "They were jumping all over me."

Mr Bennetts said: "An X-ray revealed she had multiple rib fractures, fractures to her sternum and her pelvis."

It was then she claimed she had been controlled by the brothers who had taken her TV and jewellery before performing body slams on her.

Joshua later apparently told police he and his brothers had performed wrestling moves on her.

Scott told officers he had been out selling things to buy money to buy "spice" - a legal high.

Mr Bennetts said: "He told police how Joshua and Adam had begun the assault, jumping on Ms Andrews and rainbow flipping her onto her bed.

"He told officers that this had broken some of the wooden slats and his brothers encouraged him to join in.

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"He described the assault continuing for hours, from 8pm or 9pm through to 3am with the brothers following her wherever she went in the house.

"He said the moves he and his brothers performed, saying they jumped onto her from the sofa and did rainbow flips, T-Bones, Cliffhangers and FUs."

The FU or Attitude Adjustment is a highly dangerous move, performed by WWE superstar John Cena, which sees the opponent being hoisted onto the attacker's shoulders before being swung by their neck and slammed slamming the victim onto their back.

Scott told police "his mother was out during the assault but observed that she didn't care as she wasn't really Ms Andrews's friend and didn't even pay rent to stay in the house".

The brothers were initially charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent but Ms Andrews' condition deteriorated by the end of November 2015 and she died in December 2015.

A pathologist concluded her death was as a result of the effects of the injuries she had received during the assault, it was claimed.

The trial continues.

* The WWE issued a statement to The Mirror which said: “It is outrageous and offensive that WWE would be dragged into what was clearly a repeated, brutal and ultimately fatal attack on Delyth Andrews.

"We find it beyond disturbing that these three men would use stunts allegedly performed in WWE’s family-friendly entertainment to describe their tortuous and heinous crimes.

"Furthermore, there are no moves such as ‘rainbow flips,’ ‘T-Bones’ or ‘Cliffhangers’ in WWE.”