Overview

• A Manchester Crown Court jury found the 31-year-old guilty of murder and conspiracy to rob after a month-long trial that concluded July 3, 2025.
• Prosecutors detailed how Belfield planned the attack with week-long surveillance, placed a tracking device on the victim’s car and oversaw a two-hour torture session leaving 61 injuries.
• Thomas Campbell’s estranged wife, Coleen Campbell, was convicted in 2023 of manslaughter and conspiracy to rob for feeding Belfield key intelligence on his ex’s movements.
• Belfield fled to Suriname days after the July 2, 2022 killing, was arrested in March 2023 and extradited back to the UK in early 2025.
• Sentencing is set for July 4, when Belfield faces a mandatory life sentence under UK law.