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A woman has gone on trial accused of conspiring to murder her ex-husband after she allegedly gave three men information of his whereabouts before he was 'tortured to death' in his own home.
Coleen Campbell, 38, denies plotting the killing of her former spouse Thomas Campbell, who was found dead at a property on Riverside in Mossley, Greater Manchester, on July 3 last year.
Bolton Crown Court heard Mr Campbell, 38, died after suffering 'terrible pain' during a two-hour ordeal.
Three men lay in wait at Mr Campbell's home and tortured him, inflicting fatal injuries, a jury heard. Stephen Cleworth, 38, and Reece Steven, 29, also deny murder.
While prosecutors do not allege Ms Campbell was present at the scene of the killing, she is accused of providing the alleged murderers with information about her ex-husband's whereabouts.
Coleen Campbell denies conspiring to murder her former spouse Thomas Campbell
It was previously reported that Mr Campbell led a jetset lifestyle with £100,000 dirty cash from a cocaine racket.
Prosecutors said that the Campbells had been together for eight years but divorced in 2019, and Mr Campbell was in a new relationship with a former girlfriend of the attack's alleged 'mastermind', John Belfield.
The jury heard that three men, alleged to be Mr Belfield, Mr Steven and a third unknown man, 'pounced on' Mr Campbell when he arrived home at about 11pm on July 2 last year.
Nicholas de la Pour KC, prosecuting, said: 'Three men bundled him into his house. He was then subjected to two hours of torture.'
Prosecutors allege Mr Belfield, Ms Campbell and two other men were part of a plot to rob Mr Campbell at his home.
Mr Belfield, 28, who is not before the court and is believed to have fled the UK, had read a Manchester Evening News article about Mr Campbell and his ex-wife's 'wealthy lifestyle'.
The jury heard that Mr Belfield and others allegedly carried out 'hostile reconnaissance' and visited Mr Campbell's home three times before his death.
There was also an alleged 'aborted' attack on June 30, after Mr Campbell had returned and left to walk his dog rather than entering his house.
Campbell is on trial after her ex-husband was 'tortured to death' at his home
The alleged plot was a week in the making, prosecutors claimed, after Mr Belfield had contacted Ms Campbell on Instagram. The pair had previously been 'apparent strangers', the court heard.
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