16 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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29 h. ago 'I'm a drug dealer, I'm a bad person, but I'm not a murderer', John Belfield tells Thomas Campbell trial

"I've not done this crime," Mr Belfield told the jury

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3 d. ago Murder accused insists he was 'watching Finding Nemo' when ex's boyfriend died

John Belfield, 31, denies being one of three men who ambushed Thomas Campbell at his home and told a court that he was at home with his daughter and nieces watching Finding Nemo

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4 d. ago Alleged murderer John Belfield tells trial he was watching Finding Nemo when Thomas Campbell was killed

Mr Campbell was found naked apart from a pair of socks after being 'tortured to death'. John Belfield denies murder and is on trial at Manchester Crown Court.

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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 Drug dealer 'sent ex horrific messages before torturing her boyfriend to death'

John Belfield is alleged to have been part of a group who tortured and murdered Thomas Campbell, with the drug dealer said to have been the 'driving force' behind the killing

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8 d. ago John Belfield denies murdering Thomas Campbell as he tells trial he fled country 'because he was scared he would be killed' amid 'rumours'

Mr Belfield denies murder and conspiracy to rob

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8 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 Gang 'mastermind' cracked jokes after torturing Coleen Campbell's ex to death, trial hears

John Belfield denies murdering Thomas Campbell and conspiring to rob him - the victim's body was found dressed in only a pair of socks in his hallway while his legs and buttocks had been burned

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9 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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1 week ago Murdered Thomas Campbell found stripped naked at home with ankles bound, court hears

Thomas Campbell, 38, was allegedly murdered at his Greater Manchester home in July 2022 where his body was found 'bound at the ankles and naked accept for a pair of socks'

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1 week ago Thomas Campbell was found naked with ankles bound after being 'tortured to death', murder trial told

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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3 w. ago Alleged 'mastermind' fled to South America after Thomas Campbell ‘tortured to death', jury told

John Belfield denies murdering Thomas Campbell

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