Overview

• He testified he was at his sister’s house on July 2, 2022, and denies taking part in the attack that left Thomas Campbell tortured and dead.
• Belfield acknowledged plotting to steal drugs from Campbell but rejected accusations of conspiring with convicted co-defendants to rob or kill him.
• Jurors heard his threatening messages to ex-girlfriend Demi-Lee Driver and mocking texts about Campbell’s injuries sent after he fled to South America.
• Prosecutors say he orchestrated the plot with meticulous planning, citing a tracker placed on Campbell’s van and prior reconnaissance of his home.
• Coleen Campbell, Reece Steven and Stephen Cleworth have been convicted for roles in the 2022 attack, and Belfield’s evidence is due to resume on June 23.