A killer today said that he was in a "scatty situation" and that "things went t**s up" when he battered a man to death.
Kevin Spaine is currently standing trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of murdering Leroy Venner. The 53-year-old died after suffering injuries so severe that they are often only seen in car crash victims, having been punched and kicked by the defendant at a flat on Belmont Drive in Anfield last summer.
He was called to the witness box this afternoon, Friday. During his evidence, Spaine denied having intended to rob Mr Venner for drug money on the day he received his benefits - saying he would have sooner "run out of the Asda with a bag of steak" - and had instead retaliated after the deceased threw punches at him.
