A criminal accused of 'masterminding' the torture and murder of a 'love rival' said he was planning on having sex with the man's ex-wife 'for the point of it', a court heard today.
John Belfield, 31, is accused of being the 'driving force' behind the brutal killing of Thomas Campbell, whose bloodied and near-naked body was found in the hallway of his home bound in extra-strength duct tape.
The dead man's ex-wife Coleen was later convicted of manslaughter and conspiracy to rob for providing crucial details about his movements before the gang pounced.
Belfield, who fled to South America after the murder in July 2022, today denied that he had become ‘obsessed and furious' because his ex-partner, Demi-Leigh Driver, had started a relationship with Campbell.
But he admitted responding to the 38-year-old's violent death by commenting it was his 'time to go'.
