Overview
- Jurors, who heard evidence on Wednesday, were told Daniel Simpson searched for “non extradition countries,” “interpol,” and “ferry to Belfast” after the alleged attack, according to the prosecution.
- Prosecutors played CCTV said to show a Chevrolet ramming a VW Passat in Orme Court before four assailants smashed windows and struck with machetes as a voice shouted for “gear,” a slang term for drugs.
- Medical evidence stated Anthony Lee Dickons died on November 15 from a non-survivable brain injury and a cut major thigh vein, while Stephen Law reported BB gun fire and slashing wounds and said he could not identify the attackers.
- The Crown said the group fled as sirens approached, drove the Chevrolet to Potto and burned it, then left the area, with Simpson and Morgan Caldwell traveling to Scotland and boarding a Stena ferry to Belfast on November 9 before arrests on November 11.
- The jury heard Caldwell moved £53,132.13 between his accounts and sent £25,000 to an ex-partner while on the run, as all four defendants—including a 17-year-old who cannot be named—deny murder and wounding with intent and the trial continues at Teesside Crown Court.