A gunman who killed a 28-year-old council employee purchased trainers and went to look at a soccer match within the hours earlier than the capturing, a courtroom has heard.
James Witham, 41, admits the manslaughter of Ashley Dale, who was fatally shot in her house in Outdated Swan, Liverpoolin the early hours of August 21 final 12 months.
However he denies her homicide and claims he didn’t know Miss Dale was at house alone when he went to the home on Leinster Highway to ship a message to her boyfriend Lee Harrison, a jury has been informed.
4 different males, Niall Barry, 26, Sean Zeisz, 28, Ian Fitzgibbon, 28, Joseph Friends, 29, additionally deny her homicide.
On Tuesday, the trial at Liverpool Crown Courtroom was proven CCTV of Witham and Fitzgibbon at Taskers Sports activities store in AintreeLiverpool, at 11.15am on August 20.
Detective Sergeant Graeme Sutton stated Witham entered the shop, whereas Fitzgibbon waited exterior in a Volkswagen Golf, and bought a pair of On Cloudflyer trainers in measurement eight and a half for £155.
The jury has heard a footprint matching the trainers was discovered on the entrance door of Miss Dale’s house after it was kicked in.
Card funds have been made by Witham to a catering firm in Goodison Park stadium, the house of Everton Soccer Membership, at 2.37pm on August 20, the courtroom was informed.
The jury heard Witham was believed to be with affiliate Michael Kershaw.
Mr Sutton stated: “We imagine Mr Witham and Mr Kershaw attended a soccer match at Goodison.”
The courtroom was informed the 2 later bought a taxi to a flat on Pilch Lane in Huyton, which is alleged to be the “centre of operations” for the homicide plot.
At 9.30pm on August 20, Witham, Fitzgibbon, Zeisz, Barry and Friends have been all within the flat, the jury heard.
Witham, of Huyton; Fitzgibbon, of St Helens; Zeisz of Huyton; Barry, of Tuebrook; and Friends, of Roby, all of Merseysidealso deny conspiracy to homicide Mr Harrison and conspiracy to own a prohibited weapon, a Skorpion sub-machine gun, and ammunition.
Kallum Radford, 26, of no mounted deal with, denies helping an offender.