In the white foyer, an antique settee upholstered in natural linen and a simple domed light fixture were the only adornments.

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Mrs Gibson, a care assistant, said she checked the usual places Sonny liked to hide, such as behind the settee and in wardrobes.

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She won two Bafta TV awards for her performances in Bennett's Talking Heads monologues A Cream Cracker Under the Settee and Waiting for the Telegram.

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Asked about the night of Shafilea's death by Andrew Edis QC, Ms Ahmed said her parents pushed Shafilea on to the settee in their house.

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She had seen Lloyd flicking his ears and feet when he cried, picking him up by his ears and ankles and throwing him onto a bed and settee.

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He summarised the evidence Miss Lewis had given, including how she had seen Lloyd flicking her baby's ears, throwing him on the settee and a mattress and picking him up by the ears.

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