Overview

• Callum Duncan, 28, and Adam Norman, 36, deny causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the January 2023 chase that led to 16-year-old Dean Barnes’s death.
• Evidence presented shows Duncan’s car reached speeds of up to 36 mph in a 20 mph zone and bounced over speed bumps while pursuing the stolen motorbike.
• Norman and a third defendant, Alexander Riley, 21, pleaded guilty to burglary after using drills and bolt croppers to break into Duncan’s shed in Reddish.
• Prosecutors highlighted that Duncan waited almost four hours before calling emergency services and did not render aid at the scene of the crash.
• The court is examining legal questions about homeowners’ right to pursue property thieves and the duty owed to other road users.