Details of the five attacks have been heard at The Old Bailey.

Anna-Marie Rennie fought off her attacker

Anna-Maria, then 17, was walking home after a row with her boyfriend when a man approached her and tried to shove her into a car, the court heard.

She was at a bus stop in Twickenham, south-west London, at about 2330 BST when the car pulled up behind her, the jury was told.

She turned around to see two men in a dark-blue Ford Mondeo, and the one in the passenger seat get out and walk towards her, it was alleged.

The court heard that after Miss Rennie tried to walk away after refusing an offer of a lift from the man, he grabbed her in both arms and tried to bundle her into the car.

Despite her terror, she kicked and struggled violently, and managed to break free. She then ran home, the jury was told.

Marsha McDonnell had been on a night out with friends

Ms McDonnell, 19, was killed near her home in Hampton, south-west London, by being hit over the head with a blunt object.

The jury were told that Miss McDonnell was near her front door after coming back from a night out, when she was hit on the back of the head. She later died in hospital.

She took the 111 bus after an evening with girlfriends in Kingston, south-west London, and got off to walk home to the quiet, residential road where she lived near Kempton racecourse, the court heard.

She was brutally attacked moments after she got off the bus, it was alleged.

Miss Dragoshi, then 36, and from Hounslow, was hit over the head with a blunt instrument. She survived, but has been left with amnesia.

The Albanian-born hairdresser was assaulted as she waited at a bus stop in Longford, West Drayton, west London.

Mr Bellfield got out of a nearby vehicle, ran over, and attacked her with a blunt instrument, it was alleged.

Sunil Gharu, an associate of Mr Bellfield, said he was in a car with him when he got out saying "watch this" and attacked Ms Dragoshi.

Ms Dragoshi has no recollection of the incident and has been diagnosed with temporary amnesia, the court heard.

Kate Sheedy suffered serious injuries after being run over

The court heard that Miss Sheedy, then 18, was knocked down by a people carrier while on her way home from a night out.

After getting off a bus in Isleworth, west London, she became suspicious of the vehicle that was parked in a side road, and crossed over the road.

The white Toyota Previa was then driven towards her, knocked her down, and was reversed back over her.

She tried to crawl home in pain. When she could go on no further she rang her mother and an ambulance from her mobile phone.

She suffered a broken collarbone, a collapsed lung and internal injuries. Her injuries were life threatening.

She remains mentally and physically scarred, the court heard.

Miss Delagrange came to London to improve her English

Ms Delagrange, 22, died after she was hit over the head with a blunt object as she crossed Twickenham Green, west London.

The court heard she missed her stop after taking a bus home from an evening out with friends.

She walked up Hampton Road, and as she crossed the green, she was hit over the head with a blunt object, the jury was told.

THE ATTACKS 1 - Anna-Maria Rennie on 14 Oct 2001 2 - Marsha McDonnell on 5 Feb 2003 3 - Irma Dragoshi on 16 Dec 2003 4 - Kate Sheedy on 28 May 2004 5 - Amelie Delagrange on 20 Aug 2004