81 m. 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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17 h. ago 'Mastermind' behind murder of man 'tortured to death' in his own home tells court he was 'watching Finding Nemo with his daughter' at the time of the killing

John Belfield - accused of being the 'mastermind' behind the brutal killing of Thomas Campbell - said his alleged 'right-hand man' told him afterwards that 'things got a bit out of hand'.

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18 h. 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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5 d. ago The jokey texts from 'mastermind behind murder of man who was tortured to death in his own home' are revealed in court

John Belfield, 31, 'fled' to South America after Thomas Campbell's bloodied body was found, dressed in only a pair of socks, leaving his alleged 'right-hand man' to stand trial for murder.

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5 d. ago 'Must have bled everywhere': 'Mastermind behind murder of man who was 'tortured to death' in his own home joked about killing in series of text messages, court hears

John Belfield, 31, 'fled' to South America after Thomas Campbell's bloodied body was found, dressed in only a pair of socks, leaving his alleged 'right-hand man' to stand trial for murder.

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6 d. ago Man who stabbed wife to death in front of baby son tells court he planned to kill himself but 'lost control'

Kulsuma Akter, 27, suffered more than 25 knife injuries in an attack by her husband Habibur Masum, 26, after he confronted her in a street

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1 week ago Heckmondwike fire: Dad and daughter, 9, killed in blaze pictured for first time

Sohaib Ahmed, 38, and his daughter Manahal Ahmed, nine, were killed in a tragic blaze that ripped through their home on Sunday - the pair have now been pictured for the first time

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2 w. ago British woman facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets' tells court 'I was framed'

Lisa Stocker, 39, told Denpasar central court that she was stitched up when she entered the island with £300,000 worth of cocaine disguised as the powdered dessert mix.

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