A 'vulnerable' drug addict whose home was 'cuckooed' was murdered in a revenge attack, prosecutors allege. Leigh Smith, affectionately known as Leroy, was found dead in his home in Eccles.
He had previously told police about 'Salford gangsters' he was 'in trouble with' who had access to guns and that 'he would be killed'. READ MORE : This is the man accused of murdering a grandad in Manchester city centre Three teenagers have gone on trial accused of 48-year-old Mr Smith's murder.
Jacob Cookson, 18, and two 17-year-old boys who can't be named for legal reasons all deny murder. Prosecutors allege the murder was committed in 'retaliation', after Mr Cookson was hospitalised following an attack on him by another man in Mr Smith's home.
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