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John Belfield on Trial for Masterminding Premeditated Torture Killing of Mossley Man

Prosecutors say Belfield orchestrated car tracking, home surveillance and a brutal ambush that left Thomas Campbell bound, beaten and fatally wounded.

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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.