A criminal accused of 'masterminding' the torture and murder of a 'love rival' today insisted he was at home watching Finding Nemo with his daughter at the time.
John Belfield - who is accused of being the 'mastermind' behind the brutal killing of Thomas Campbell - said his alleged 'right-hand man' told him afterwards that there had been an 'altercation' and 'things got a bit out of hand'.
The 38-year-old's bloodied body was found by worried neighbours in the hallway of his home in Mossley, Greater Manchester the following morning, a jury has been told.
His ankles had been bound with extra-strength duct tape and he had been burnt using a hot liquid before being left to die, naked apart from a pair of socks.
Belfield - a self-confessed drug dealer - 'fled' to South America after the killing in July 2022 but was later arrested and flown back to Britain to stand trial.
