Darren Osment allegedly told an undercover police officer he had killed his ex-partner Claire Holland.
A pub chef accused of murdering his ex-partner confessed to an undercover police officer, a court has heard.
The jury heard when Mr Osment came under suspicion detectives deployed an undercover officer to befriend him.The jury was told he pretended to be involved in the criminal underworld with links to organised crime, and enlisted the help of Mr Osment.Claire Holland disappeared after leaving the Seamus O'Donnell pub on St Nicholas Street in Bristol
The jury was played undercover recordings in which he discussed what evidence detectives might have against him after he was arrested in March 2022 on suspicion of Ms Holland's murder. The undercover officer also saw Mr Osment be verbally aggressive to his mother, and talk aggressively about a social worker involved with his family.