The man accused of helping Connor Chapman after the murder of Elle Edwards has not "waved the white flag" by not giving evidence from the witness box, his barrister has told a jury.
The beautician was shot dead aged 26 outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, Wirral, on Christmas Eve last year. 23-year-old Chapman denies her murder, while Thomas Waring has pleaded not guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon and assisting an offender.
The 20-year-old is said to have taken custody of the Skorpion submachine gun used in the shooting after his co-defendant allegedly attended his home on Private Drive in Barnston in the immediate aftermath. He is also accused of helping to torch the stolen Mercedes A Class driven by the gunman at a rural location in Frodsham, Cheshire, on New Year's Eve.
