8 h. ago Everything the jury heard this week as John Belfield gave evidence at Thomas Campbell murder trial

John Belfield has spent five days in the witness box being questioned

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4 d. ago LIVE updates as John Belfield continues evidence in Thomas Campbell murder trial

John Belfield denies murdering 38-year-old Mr Campbell and conspiring to rob him

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5 d. ago LIVE updates as John Belfield gives evidence at Thomas Campbell murder trial

Mr Belfield denies murder and conspiracy to rob

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7 d. ago Accidental foraging, reasonable doubt and ‘lies upon lies’: Erin Patterson jury hears week of closing submissions in triple

Jurors must find accused not guilty if ‘reasonable possibility’ mushroom poisoning was an accident, defence says, while prosecution points to ‘calculated deception’What the Erin Patterson jury heard in the eighth week of her triple-murder trialColin Mandy SC, Erin Patterson’s barrister in her triple-murder trial, was into the final minute of a closing submission that spanned three days when he started repeating one phrase, almost like a mantra, over and over.It was the last time the jury would hear from anyone in the case other than Justice Christopher Beale, a coda after the prosecution’s closing argument and evidence from more than 50 witnesses. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago John Belfield gives evidence at Thomas Campbell murder trial for the first time

Mr Belfield denies murder and conspiracy to rob

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8 d. ago Alleged ‘mastermind’ joked about murder of Thomas Campbell, trial hears

John Belfield denies murdering Thomas Campbell, and conspiring to rob him

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3 w. ago John Belfield 'panicked and fled' to South America after hearing rumours he was involved in Thomas Campbell murder, jury told

Mr Belfield was arrested in March 2023 and returned to the UK about a year later. He is on trial and denies murder.

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3 w. ago Murder trial jurors shown CCTV of moment Thomas Campbell 'pounced' on before being 'tortured to death'

John Belfield is on trial accused of murder. He denies the charge, and also denies an offence of conspiring to rob Mr Campbell.

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