Overview

• Forensic pathologist Dr Philip Lumb testified that Campbell’s body showed multiple sharp force wounds, blunt head trauma, asphyxia and burn injuries consistent with hot liquid.
• Prosecutors allege Belfield recruited accomplices to plant a tracker on Campbell’s car, survey his Mossley home and execute a violent robbery plan on July 2, 2022.
• Belfield denies being at the scene and has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and conspiracy to rob.
• Reece Steven was previously convicted of murder and conspiracy to rob, and Stephen Cleworth was convicted of manslaughter and conspiracy in separate 2023 rulings.
• Campbell’s ex-wife, Coleen Campbell, received a conviction in 2023 for supplying Belfield with details of her ex-husband’s movements ahead of the attack.