8 d. ago British cocaine dealer fled to South American bolthole after masterminding brutal murder of 'love rival'

After murdering 38-year-old Thomas Campbell in his own home in Mossley, Greater Manchester on July 2, 2022, John Belfield, 31, travelled on a stolen passport.

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9 d. ago Eerie CCTV footage of Thomas Campbell's killers plotting in the pub days before brutal murder

They met at the Boat and Horses in Chadderton, Oldham on a Monday afternoon

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9 d. ago The pub meeting that led to brutal murder: Cocaine kingpin's killers plot to put tracker on his car before torturing him to death

To the uninitiated, it could be any pub gathering between three mates. But the occasion was not a pleasant social gathering - it was the beginning of a plot to kill a drug-dealing love rival.

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9 d. ago 'You wanted to ensure he was utterly at your mercy': Everything the judge told murderer John Belfield as he jailed him for life

John Belfield was jailed for life for the murder of Thomas Campbell

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9 d. ago John Belfield jailed after torturing love rival to death as family scream 'rot in hell'

Drug dealer John Belfield has been sentenced for murdering his love rival Thomas Campbell - who was tortured for over two hours, stabbed and strangled.

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9 d. ago Dishevelled, gaunt and defeated...the mug shot of murderer John Belfield as he's caught on the run in South America

Belfield has been jailed for life for the murder of Thomas Campbell

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9 d. ago The 'dishevelled, gaunt' mug shot which captures the downfall of a cocky murderer

Belfield has been jailed for life for the murder of Thomas Campbell

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9 d. ago Screams of ‘rot in hell’ and ‘you f***ing freak’ as John Belfield jailed for life for murder of love rival Thomas Campbell 

"You wanted Thomas Campbell to suffer. I have no doubt you took pleasure in his pain”

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9 d. ago LIVE as John Belfield sentenced for murdering love rival Thomas Campbell

Belfield was one of three men who lay in wait as Campbell arrived home late on a Saturday night in July 2022

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1 week ago How police dragged Thomas Campbell murderer John Belfield back to UK after international manhunt

He was brought back from South America to face justice

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1 week ago John Belfield GUILTY of murder after 'torturing love rival Thomas Campbell to death'

Drug dealer John Belfield, 31 showed no emotion as he was convicted of the murder of the 38-year-old in 2022 at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday afternoon

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1 week ago John Belfield GUILTY of murdering and conspiring to rob love rival Thomas Campbell

Belfield was one of three men who lay in wait as Campbell arrived home late on a Saturday night in July 2022

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1 week ago LIVE updates as John Belfield found guilty of murder of Thomas Campbell

Mr Belfield, 31, denied murder and conspiring to rob

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1 week ago Thomas Campbell murder trial jurors sent out to deliberate on verdicts

John Belfield, 31, denies murder and conspiracy to rob

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1 week ago Thomas Campbell murder trial jurors told 'it isn't a popularity contest' as John Belfield's barrister delivers closing speech

Mr Belfield, 31, denies murdering and conspiring to rob Mr Campbell

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1 week ago John Belfield's sister 'prepared to tell any lie to stop brother receiving life sentence for murder', Thomas Campbell trial hears

Mr Belfield’s older sister gave evidence

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1 week ago LIVE updates from Thomas Campbell murder trial as John Belfield's sister is called as witness

Mr Belfield denies murder and conspiracy to rob

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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