Jurors retire to consider verdicts in trial of former cage fighter accused of murdering ex-partner

direct to your inboxJurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of two men accused of murdering a man in Wythenshawe.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, deny murdering 23-year-old David Allan.Mr Matthews has admitted manslaughter.The jury retired after a two week trial at Manchester Crown Court.They have heard that on the day of Mr Allan's death, he had pushed a boy off his bike.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN

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direct to your inboxAlex Rodda was a gregarious, openly gay schoolboy of 15 whose short life ended violently in Cheshire woodland a year ago.Jurors in a trial which opened this week have been told by prosecutors that he was beaten to death by a young farmer, Matthew Mason.Mr Mason is said to have been fearful of his sexual 'relationship' with Alex - and his sexual orientation - being made public.In the first week of the trial jurors heard shocking details of Alex's death and how events

direct to your inboxA dad has told of how a knife man who'd just murdered his former partner stabbed at his head and 'left his ear hanging off.'Gerard Bristow told how ex-cage fighter Andrew Wadsworth, 37, chased him down the street, 'making a beeline' for him just moments after he had stabbed Melissa Belshaw to death in her upstairs bedroom.Mr Bristow was caught in the firing line next and alarming CCTV footage released earlier this week revealed how the cocaine-addled murderer pursued him

Court."We understand," the judge told jurors on the second day of the trial."We are human beings, even judges and lawyers.

hereDuring the call, the child could be heard saying: "Andy, what have you done?""Why have you done that to my mum?"Former cage fighter Andrew Wadsworth stabbed to death Melissa Belshaw, his former partner."Are they on their way?,” the child repeatedly asked the 999 operator.Wadsworth was still in the house she shared with her mother on Upholland Road in Wigan."He's just stabbed my mum," she told the operator."Come quickly," she pleaded."Please hurry up," the child said, knowing her phone

two months after he came out of prison consumed by an obsession about her sex life.Fuelled by cocaine and alcohol, Wadsworth subjected Belshaw to a prolonged attack in her bedroom.A passer-by bravely rescued Belshaw's 13-year-old daughter by smashing into the house in Billinge, Wigan, with a hammer before Wadsworth came outside and chased a stranger who he pinned to the ground and knifed repeatedly before police intervened.A jury at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday found the defendant guilty

hereDuring a two-week trial at Manchester Crown Court, jurors were told Ms Belshaw met Wadsworth and began a relationship after he was released from prison.Prosecutors said the couple had a 'common interest in drink, drugs and sex' and their relationship was 'volatile'.At trial, Wadsworth claimed that before he killed Ms Belshaw, he suffered a 'loss of control' following revelations about her sex life.Wadsworth accused Ms Belshaw of being a 'prostitute' and of being involved in 'sexual

hereAfter two weeks of evidence at the Manchester Crown Court trial, the judge began summing up the case.Mrs Justice Yip told jurors the partial defence of loss of control would apply if there were 'extremely grave' issues that would lead Wadsworth to feel a 'justifiable sense of being seriously wronged'.Wadsworth says he felt 'humiliated and betrayed' after claiming Ms Belshaw made revelations to him on the day of her death, on May 20.The defence claims Ms Belshaw admitted she had previously

Andrew Wadsworth, 37, accepts killing 32-year-old Melissa Belshaw, but denies murder.After giving evidence yesterday, today he was cross examined by the prosecution at Manchester Crown Court.The jury had already been told by Wadsworth that Ms Belshaw had confirmed a number of allegations about her sex life, including the claim that she was working as an escort, an allegation she had sex with a family member and that she had bought drugs from - and slept with - her next door neighbour 'with a

hereJurors were told Wadsworth had been released from prison two months before the fatal attack at Ms Belshaw's home on Upholland Road in Wigan on May 20.In November 2011, he was jailed after being convicted of two counts of robbery; two counts of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence; aggravated burglary and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, the court heard.On day six of the trial, Wadsworth told jurors about his upbringing.He said he was looked after by his single

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hereWadsworth accepts killing Ms Belshaw but denies murder, attempted murder and making threats to kill.Jurors heard from Mr Bristow on the third day of the Manchester Crown Court trial.Prosecutors say Wadsworth ran at Mr Bristow before putting him to the floor and repeatedly stabbing him.The court previously heard that Mr Bristow said a man emerged from the house on Upholland Road after the alleged murder of Ms Belshaw on May 20, and said 'I just want to know where the Scouser is who lives next