A man accused of murder has told a court he had no intention of attacking a drug dealer who was later found "tortured to death" in his home - and was actually there to find "buried treasure" in a field.
Stephen Cleworth said he had been told that "£100,000 or £200,000 in money or the equivalent in drugs" was buried in a field near Thomas Campbell's home.
Mr Campbell, 38, was found dead at his home after being tortured for two hours, a jury has heard. Mr Campbell's ex-wife Coleen Campbell, 38, Mr Cleworth, also 38, and his friend Reece Steven, 29, are all charged with murdering Mr Campbell and conspiring to rob him, reports the Manchester Evening News. The four have pleaded not guilty.
