Overview

• Prosecutors challenged Belfield on messages in which he joked about Campbell’s torture and threatened to “shag” his ex-wife hours before the killing.
• Jurors heard evidence that Belfield received photographs of Campbell’s home and discussed placing a tracking device on the victim’s car during pre-attack reconnaissance.
• On the stand, Belfield denied orchestrating the ambush, asserting he remained at home with his daughter and sister and only plotted to steal drugs.
• His defence maintained that mocking texts were mere “bravado” among friends and said he deleted a violent message soon after sending it.
• The trial continues at Manchester Crown Court following Belfield’s 2023 extradition from Suriname and the earlier convictions of co-defendants Reece Steven, Stephen Cleworth and Coleen Campbell.