Overview

• The jury unanimously convicted Belfield of murder and conspiracy to rob, and he remains remanded pending a mandatory life sentence.
• Prosecutors showed Belfield was driven by jealousy over Campbell’s relationship with his ex and planned to steal valuables from his home.
• Campbell’s ex-wife, Coleen, was previously jailed for manslaughter after supplying precise intelligence on his movements and using their child to confirm his address.
• Investigators revealed the attackers placed a tracking device on Campbell’s car and carried out reconnaissance and dress rehearsals before the July 2022 ambush.
• Belfield fled to Suriname two days after the killing, was arrested there in March 2023 and extradited back to the UK in early 2024.