AN ALLEGED killer told the man he tortured to death he was going to “s**g” his ex-wife, a court heard.
Thomas Campbell was discovered naked and bound with duct tape in his hallway after he was ambushed on his doorstep.
MEN MediaJohn Belfield is accused of murdering Thomas Campbell[/caption]
Thomas’ ex Coleen was previously jailed for plotting the murderSteve Allen
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Before his death, Thomas had been dating John Belfield’s ex Demi-Lee Driver and he was “hostile” about the relationship, it was said.
The 31-year-old allegedly masterminded the plot to murder Thomas at his home in Mossley, Greater Manchester.
Manchester Crown Court heard he was passed information to aid in the killing by Thomas’ ex-wife Coleen Campbell, who has been jailed for 13 years.
Jurors were told today Belfield had sent Thomas a message before the horror, saying: “I’m going to s**g her for the point of it as well as saying you like her you soft boy.”
Giving evidence, he said he later deleted the message as he had been a “bit upset” when he sent it and realised it was a “bad idea”.
Belfield also denied that he was “obsessed” by his ex-Demi -Thomas’ girlfriend – and claimed he was in “multiple” relationships at the time.
But jurors heard he had messaged Demi-Lee before the killing to tell her “you’re mine”.
He also text his ex, saying: “You will never have a boyfriend you will have to move country give it a week and you will see why and happens when you take the p***.”
Belfield denied he was threatening Demi-Lee, adding: “I’m not going to do anything to her. She knows I wouldn’t do anything to her.”
The prosecutor said a few days after the messages, Thomas died in the “most terrible way”.
Jurors heard Thomas was murdered on July 3, 2022, after three men “pounced” on him as he arrived home late from a night out.
A post mortem found injuries to his head and neck suggested a “sustained blunt sharp force physical assault”.
The dad also had burns on his body that were caused by a “hot liquid such as hot water”.
After his naked body was found by neighbours, Belfied travelled to South America.
He allegedly sent a series of texts following the horror – callously joking the victim must have “bled everywhere”.
His alleged “right-hand man” Reece Steven, who has been jailed for Thomas’ murder, replied: “Tommy crumble. Dripping in tom juice everywhere.”
The court heard a tracking device was placed on Thomas’s car and “reconnaissance” was carried out in the days before he died.
Belfied allegedly attached the tracker but was not one of the three men who ambushed Thomas, it was said.
He denies murder and conspiracy to rob.
The trial continues.
Campbell had passed on information about her ex’s whereaboutsMEN Media
MEN MediaShe was jailed for manslaughter following the horror[/caption]
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