The gunman who killed a council employee in her residence deposited £1,000 money into his checking account two days after the taking pictures, a courtroom has heard.
Environmental well being employee Ashley Dale, 28, was shot with a Skorpion machine pistol at residence in Previous Swan, Liverpoolin the early hours of August 21 final 12 months by gunman James Witham, who admits manslaughter.
Witham, 41, and 4 different defendants – Niall Barry, 26, Sean Zeisz, 28, Ian Fitzgibbon, 28, and Joseph Friends, 29 – deny her homicide, which is alleged to have occurred following a feud along with her accomplice Lee Harrison.
On Friday, their trial at Liverpool Crown Court docket heard simply after 7pm on August 21, Friends booked a two-night keep in a twin room on the Mercure Resort in St Helens, Merseyside.
He and Witham have been seen on CCTV checking into the lodge at about 8.30pm and paying for the room with money.
The pair checked out at about 11am on August 23, the courtroom heard.
CCTV from the Liverpool One buying centre confirmed Witham there later that day.
The courtroom heard he spent £245 in money on the Footasylum retailer, shopping for new trainers and socks, and spent £129 within the Everton retailer on his card.
At 2.55pm, he deposited £1,000 into his checking account, the jury was instructed.
Detective Sergeant Graeme Sutton mentioned cellphone proof confirmed Witham and Friends travelled to Scotland later that day.
The courtroom heard on September 13, Cumbria cops stopped an Audi on the M6 and arrested Witham and Friends.
Bodyworn footage performed to the courtroom confirmed Witham, who continued smoking a cigarette as he was handcuffed, initially gave his title as Francis Kelly.
At 10.22am on August 23, Fitzgibbon flew from Birmingham Airport to Dubai along with his sister Claudia, the courtroom was instructed.
The jury heard he was arrested in Spain on August 9 this 12 months and extradited to the UK.
CCTV confirmed Barry and his girlfriend Lucy Worley arriving on the Formby Corridor Golf Resort and Spa on August 24.
A later clip confirmed eight armed officers from Merseyside Police getting into the lodge, the place they situated Barry.
Sergeant Christopher Lowe mentioned Barry, who was in his lodge room along with his girlfriend, was instructed he was below arrest on suspicion of homicide and made the remark: “It’s nothing to do along with her, she didn’t harm no-one.”
The courtroom heard Barry had been messaging a person referred to as Gus, who the prosecution describe as “a fixer”, who enabled folks to flee the nation.
Police discovered £10,275 in a Nike bag within the lodge room, the courtroom heard.
Mr Sutton instructed the courtroom Zeisz attended a police station on August 30 and was arrested after telling employees he understood he was wished for homicide.
Witham, of Huyton; Fitzgibbon, of St Helens; Zeisz of Huyton; Barry, of Tuebrook; and Friends, of Roby – all Merseyside – deny conspiracy to homicide Mr Harrison and conspiracy to own a prohibited weapon, a Skorpion sub-machine gun, and ammunition, in addition to the homicide of Miss Dale.
Kallum Radford, 26, of no mounted handle, denies aiding an offender.